# Democrats tell Trump camp to ‘lawyer up’ after corruption concerns fuel midterm rout

https://mins.news/en/item/129476

- France 24, 2026-11-04 18:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261104-democrats-warn-trump-camp-lawyer-up-anger-over-corruption-drives-midterms-wipeout-gop

> US voters focused on government corruption as they handed Donald Trump’s Republican Party a severe midterm defeat, flipping both chambers of Congress and toppling Republican strongholds. Victorious Democrats warned the Trump administration to “lawyer up,” saying their approach to alleged graft and abuse of power could shape their own prospects and US politics.

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