Threats against Americans, many specifically targeting those in the administration of President Donald Trump, have been coming from Democrats in Congress for months, even years. They include investigations, retaliation from a weaponized government, even jail for those who have offended Democrats and their socialist cohorts.
Their party’s expertise in weaponizing federal power against their political detractors was perfected with their campaigns against Trump before his first election, during his first term, and between his two terms, which featured multiple cases, both criminal and civil, that were based on nothing but politics.
For instance, he kept paperwork from his presidency, to which he, as occupant of the Oval Office, was entitled to declassify and have, and faced multiple charges in a case that later collapsed. But Democrat Joe Biden was found to have kept secret government documents from his vice presidency, a position that gave him no authority to have them, in several unsecured locations and was given a pass by prosecutors.
The current, apparently coordinated, campaign has included one Democrat senator who said attacks on and prosecutions of a few Republicans would send a deterrent message to young people to refuse to work with Republicans.
House member Robert Garcia, a leftist from California, bluntly threatened Republicans to “lawyer up.”
One result was that the White House has warned Garcia that investigations by Democrats could cross over into criminal activity, for which perpetrators could be hauled into court.
That would be if they’re used criminally to intimidate or obstruct officials in the administration from doing their jobs.
Now the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Aaron Reitz, has delivered a warning to one of those making the threats, Sen. Dick Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat.
“After the election, @SenBlumenthal & his allies think they can intimidate Americans for their constitutionally protected associations w/ President Trump. Congress is not a weapon to be wielded against the American people. I’m taking the first step to stop this abuse of power,” he said.
The midterm elections, in fact, gave Democrats enough votes so that the party of leftists is expected to be the majority in the coming Congress.
After the election, @SenBlumenthal & his allies think they can intimidate Americans for their constitutionally protected associations w/ President Trump. Congress is not a weapon to be wielded against the American people. I’m taking the first step to stop this abuse of power. https://t.co/SxKJflB1t6
— U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz (@USAttyReitz) November 11, 2026
The warning to Blumenthal noted, “In recent weeks, you have threatened citizens for associating themselves with the president and other public officials. Yet the ‘freedom to engage in association for the advancement of beliefs and ideas is an inseparable aspect’ of our Constitution and way of life,” Blumenthal was told.
“It is also extraordinary for an elected official to intimidate citizens for engaging in philanthropic practices that will benefit our nation for generations.”
The letter is “notice of your obligation to preserve all documents, communications, and other electronically stored information relevant to your intent to deprive citizens of their core constitutional rights in violation” of federal law.
“You are obligated to preserve all potentially relevant evidence related to your efforts to suppress associational activities…”
A failure by Blumenthal to follow instructions would carry “significant legal consequences,” the letter said.
Blumenthal responded with a claim that those he is targeting for attacks are “appropriate subjects for congressional oversight,” expressing his plans to charge ahead with further attacks.
A report at the Gateway Pundit explained the prosecutor cited statutes regarding “conspiracy against rights and deprivation of rights under color of law.”
The report noted, “Blumenthal has been leading a multi-month campaign targeting private donors to President Trump’s White House ballroom project, a privately funded renovation of roughly $330 million.
In letters to tech executives, corporations, and individuals (including previously undisclosed donors), the Connecticut Democrat has demanded records on solicitation, amounts, any agreements, lobbying contacts, and related communications.”
He also indicated plans to use subpoena power and threats once Democrats are in the majority in Congress.
Trump has called such tactics by Democrats “extortionist.”
“Reitz’s letter frames Blumenthal’s actions as an attempt to chill First Amendment freedom of association by using congressional investigative power against private citizens and companies simply for supporting the president or participating in a philanthropic project,” the report said.
It was Will Scharf, counsel to the president, who had responded to Garcia’s threats.
“We are monitoring the abusive and capricious threats that are now proliferating from Democrat legislators who seek to abuse the legislative process to intimidate and to interfere with the lawful functioning of government. Recent public statements underscore these concerns. You and your congressional colleagues have asserted that they will issue subpoenas to harass, threaten, and deter dedicated members of the Administration from further service,” the letter said.
Garcia’s threat:
Oversight Democrats are ready to take on the crooks, the con men, and the Trump crime family. Lawyer up. https://t.co/Bat1pWfoEB
— Congressman Robert Garcia (@RepRobertGarcia) November 6, 2026
And the response:
🚨JUST IN🚨 The White House has sent a warning letter to incoming House Oversight Committee chair Rep. Robert Garcia warning that some of the new Democratic majority’s investigations could cross into criminal behavior. The letter, penned by WH counsel Will Scharf, seems to be taking an aggressive stance which likely means the White House intends on getting aggressive for Democratic oversight when they take the majority. The letter asserts that the Democratic probes will be aimed at harassing the WH rather than serve any valid legislative end. “We are monitoring the abusive and capricious threats that are now proliferating from Democrat legislators who seek to abuse the legislative process to intimidate and to interfere with the lawful functioning of government. Recent public statements underscore these concerns. You and your congressional colleagues have asserted that they will issue subpoenas to harass, threaten, and deter dedicated members of the Administration from further service.” SOURCE: Punchbowl News
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) November 11, 2026
In fact, the Supreme Court has ruled investigations done “solely for the personal aggrandizement of the investigators or to ‘punish’ those investigated are indefensible.”
A report at the Washington Examiner confirmed Scharf said, “Congressional investigations must further a legitimate legislative task; Congress cannot employ them to exercise powers of criminal prosecution assigned to the Executive and the Judiciary.”
