The Democrats taking control of the House spells a series of massive headaches for Donald Trump.
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He will spend the final two years of his presidency fending off corruption investigations into himself and his family, battling legislative gridlock and embroiled in spending battles and possible government shutdowns.
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He may also face a third impeachment crisis.
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It is not the way he wanted to end his time in office.
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In January, Democrats will take over as chairs of House committees.
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They will have subpoena power to demand documents and funding to launch investigations.
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They are set to begin a wide array of probes targeting the President, his sons Don Jr and Eric, and son-in-law Jared Kushner.
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There could even be attempts to call Barron and Melania as witnesses and Trump's legal team is already prepping behind the scenes to stage a robust defense of his family.
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A Democratic congressional official told the Daily Mail: 'Anything that has to do with the Trump family is going to be looked at on day one.
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Anyone colluding with the Trump administration, anything regarding corporate corruption is going to be top of the list as well.
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We also are going to be looking at DHS and ICE abuse, and then finally, obviously, the continuation of the Epstein investigation.
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Elon Musk could also be in the firing line as Democrats seek to investigate his businesses and his role in DOGE.
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Trump has hit back, declaring he would issue preemptive pardons to 'protect' Musk and any of his own aides who might be targeted.
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The Democrats taking control of the House spells a series of massive headaches for Donald Trump in his final two years in the White House
'Gargantuan' investigations into Trump and family planned
Democratic congressman Jamie Raskin, who will chair the powerful Judiciary Committee, has described the scale of what is planned in pursuing the Trumps as 'gargantuan.'
Of particular interest to Raskin are a cryptocurrency deal that brought in $1.4 billion and Don Jr's venture capital firm.
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Ahead of the upcoming battle, the firm has accused Raskin of 'political gamesmanship' and a 'troubling lack of financial literacy.'
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Meanwhile, Robert Garcia, the California Democrat lined up to chair the Oversight Committee, is expected to launch investigations into Trump family business dealings, ICE operations, alleged corporate corruption, and he also wants to hold public hearings into the administration's handling of the Epstein files.
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In addition to members of Trump's family, Garcia wants to talk to serving and former officials including chief of staff Susie Wiles, deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Meanwhile, the previously little-heralded House Natural Resources Committee, which oversees federal land in Washington, is set to become a household name as it launches investigations into funding of the White House ballroom, Trump's plan for a triumphal arch, and the project to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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An aerial view of construction of the White House ballroom which may be the subject of a Democrat-led investigation
If anyone ignores a subpoena, House committees can refer them for criminal contempt of Congress, which carries a possible jail sentence.
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However, only the Justice Department can bring federal criminal charges, and that seems unlikely as it will remain under the aegis of Trump's Attorney General Todd Blanche.
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That means, as much as Democrats try to drag Trump's children before Congress, they may not be able to.
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So, whatever hearings they hold are likely to lead nowhere, but they will produce a flood of damaging publicity for Trump, tie up his administration and family members in expensive legal quagmires, and dominate the public discourse for the final two years of his term.
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Democrats are set to launch investigations into Trump family cryptocurrency deals
Will Trump be impeached?
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When they took control of the House in the midterms in 2018, during Trump's first term, Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi impeached Trump twice.
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He was acquitted both times in the Senate, where a two-thirds majority is required for conviction.
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If a wave of progressive Democratic candidates are elected to the House this time it could force the hand of new Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, but there is less appetite for another impeachment of Trump this time around.
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Instead, Democrats may seek to impeach Cabinet officials, including Pete Hegseth over the Iran war, as he is regarded by some left-wingers as 'low-hanging fruit.'
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The White House says the committee investigations into Trump and his family will be simply an attempt to 'obstruct and baselessly target' the President.
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Democratic strategist Mike Nellis, former Kamala Harris senior campaign adviser, told the Daily Mail: 'The most important thing that Democrats need to do is begin conducting serious investigations and tying it directly to how it's impacting people's lives.
'I would move forward on impeaching Hegseth over the war, in particular, but always, always, always tying it back to the material impact it is having on people's lives.
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We are removing Pete Hegseth in order to end the war, in order to lower your gas prices.'
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He added: 'Don't launch investigations out of spite.
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Do it to highlight to the American people how they're getting royally f***ed.
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The corruption in Washington is unprecedented .'
'Mr Veto'
In the House itself, Democrats will now be able to block Trump's proposals and pass their own legislation, prioritizing areas like healthcare and blocking AI data centers.
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However, Trump has the power to veto their bills.
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On the eve of the midterms, Trump said he would become 'Mr Veto' and that, after seeing their legislation blocked by the White House, Democrats would be forced to start making deals with him.
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Democratic congressman Jamie Raksin has promised investigations into Trump on a 'gargantuan' scale
Trump's plan to outflank Congress
Constitutionally, Congress holds the 'power of the purse' – the authority to greenlight federal spending.
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But, as the executive, Trump can still act unilaterally in areas including tariffs, immigration and foreign policy.
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For months, behind the scenes, White House officials including Stephen Miller and Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, have been working on ways to use executive orders to advance Trump's agenda in the event of losing the House.
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Federal agencies have been putting forward proposals for measures that could be taken under executive authority.
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Those include executive orders cracking down on temporary foreign workers and international student visas, new import tariffs for critical minerals and wind turbines, and efforts to reduce construction costs.
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…and 9 more, not listed.
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