# Trump White House calls Democratic plans for congressional probes ‘abuse’

https://mins.news/en/item/139617

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-11 20:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/trumps-white-house-calls-democratic-plans-for-congressional-probes-abuse?traffic_source=rss

> The Trump administration accused Democrats of abusing congressional power through planned investigations of executive officials, arguing that their inquiries could exceed constitutional limits. Robert Garcia rejected the letter as an unconstitutional threat to Congress and defended lawmakers’ oversight authority.

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