# Trump calls for DOJ investigation of Democratic lawmakers

https://mins.news/en/video/134896

- Global News, 2026-11-09 01:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RerGxi_oBMg

> Still reacting to his party’s defeat in last week’s U.S. midterm elections, Trump called for the Department of Justice to investigate Democratic lawmakers. In a Saturday social media post, he said Democrats had threatened to impeach Attorney General Todd Blanche and others, along with other forms of punishment.

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