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{"id":26899,"date":"2026-08-21T12:02:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/capitol-agenda-all-the-democrats-probes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T12:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:02:36","slug":"capitol-agenda-all-the-democrats-probes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/capitol-agenda-all-the-democrats-probes\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol agenda: All the Democrats\u2019 probes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Democrats are readying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/21\/house-democrats-trump-oversight-01043331\" target=\"_blank\"><u>a long list of investigations<\/u><\/a> they want to launch into Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin, who would lead the Oversight and Judiciary committees, respectively, if the party takes back the House, said they\u2019re wasting no time in preparing an all-out oversight campaign targeting Trump, his family, and his administration.<\/p>\n<p>Both know that House Dems\u2019 efforts now could provide a backbone for the accountability message the party intends to continue into the 2028 presidential election season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to be looking at systems of bribery, kickback and financial corruption and opportunities for disgorgement and restitution to the American people,\u201d Raskin said. \u201cThat would be No. 1.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Topping their long list of controversies they want to probe: Trump\u2019s acceptance of a Qatari jet for use as his new Air Force One, and his family\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/06\/30\/trump-crypto-windfall-disclosures-00983207\" target=\"_blank\">massively profitable cryptocurrency investments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Raskin also said he intends to probe what he deems \u201cfraudulent and vindictive prosecutions,\u201d including those of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Leticia James. Garcia, meanwhile, said he is determined to fill in gaps he sees in the GOP-led investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>White House spokesperson Olivia Wales responded to Democrats\u2019 plans by stating the president \u201cwill continue to draw a sharp contrast with his commonsense agenda and radical Democrats who want to massively raise taxes, defund the police, and are soft on crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garcia and Raskin\u2019s preparations in some ways resemble how their predecessors planned ahead of the 2018 midterms. But that year, Democrats tiptoed around the prospect of impeachment for fear of alienating voters, then launched a flurry of investigations aimed at Trump once they were in power.<\/p>\n<p>Now, after two impeachments that failed to remove Trump from office and with a party base intent on pulling no punches, House Democrats are reluctant to take anything off the table \u2014 while also recognizing the limitations of impeachment as a check on Trump\u2019s power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody on the Democratic side is afraid of impeachment,\u201d Raskin said this week, adding that he considers it a \u201ctool in the toolbox.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><i>What else we\u2019re watching:\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2014 SCANDAL-PLAGUED CANDIDATES TEST PARTIES&#8217; LIMITS:\u00a0<\/b>Democrats and Republicans this election <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/21\/midterms-scandals-controversies-01045143\" target=\"_blank\">cycle keep playing whack-a-mole<\/a> as candidate after candidate becomes embroiled in controversies ranging from domestic violence to sexual misconduct. Neither party has developed a clear playbook yet for when to step in or what counts as disqualifying. But identifying that line could become a key effort in determining who controls the next Congress, as several races with problematic candidates have been or could become battlegrounds.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2014 LAWMAKERS BRISTLE OVER POCKET RECISSION SEASON: <\/b>With less than 45 days left in the fiscal year, the time is right for pocket rescissions \u2014 the controversial tactic Trump used last year to cancel billions of dollars in foreign aid without Congress\u2019 consent. If the White House takes that tack again, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/21\/in-year-2-of-trumps-funding-grab-congress-fights-back-01045146\" target=\"_blank\"><u>will not be well received<\/u><\/a> on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers in both parties continue to bristle over Trump\u2019s ongoing assault on their funding power.<\/p>\n<p><i>Chris Marquette, Riley Rogerson, Erin Doherty, Andrew Howard, Alec Hernandez and Jennifer Scholtes<\/i> <i>contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats are readying a long list of investigations they want to launch into Donald Trump. Reps. Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin, who would lead the Oversight and Judiciary committees, respectively, if the party takes back the House, said they\u2019re wasting no time in preparing an all-out oversight campaign targeting Trump, his family, and his administration. 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