«There is so much corruption and fraud that an entire Democratic delegation from the House of Representatives would be needed for a proper investigation. We all talk about it,» says Congressman Robert García, outlining a plan that he legally does not yet have. The California Democrat can only chair the Oversight Committee if his party wins the midterm elections in November. But preparations are already well underway.
According to The Washington Post, which UNN reviewed, the publication spoke with twelve Democratic representatives and staff members who could lead key committees if the majority changes. Democrats in the House of Representatives are eagerly preparing to use power they do not yet have, focusing on developing an accountability agenda that would draw attention next year to President Donald Trump, his administration, and his family.
What exactly they plan to investigate
The main direction is money. García's committee launched a system to track Trump family income from cryptocurrency and foreign deals, calculating that Trump obtained $2.25 billion from foreign payments in the first year of his second term. According to financial reports, this is supplemented by nearly $800 million from the World Liberty Financial crypto project and $635 million from memcoin sales — the president's largest source of income over the past year.
The second direction will be led by Congressman Jamie Raskin if Democrats gain control of the Judiciary Committee. Raskin's investigation will cover companies in which Trump's sons invested that received government contracts or favorable policy from the administration. Among other Democratic targets are Trump's deal with the IRS that protects his family and business from future audits; his social media platform Truth Social, which sells fast access to his posts; and his son-in-law Jared Kushner's business operations.
According to other sources, the list of topics is broader than purely financial matters: it includes the relocation of federal agencies, prosecutions of Trump's political opponents, immigration policy, and matters related to Jeffrey Epstein files.
Why now
Democrats are not hiding the fact that this is work ahead of schedule. Democrats, who have every chance of regaining their majority in the November midterm elections — and given that only a few days remain before the end of the session with little official business, are spending this time not on legislation but on preparing investigations. This is rational: in 2019, after winning the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats already went down this path — then they immediately began demanding Trump's tax returns and documents about security clearances granted at the White House. Now the scenario repeats itself, only with a much longer list of topics and more experience.
There is also a different kind of political calculation: among Democrats themselves, there are warnings not to get ahead of themselves. Some former participants in investigations during Trump's first term advise against making premature promises about results — the experience of the Mueller investigation is too fresh, which cost political capital but did not result in impeachment.
White House reaction
The White House called Democrats' preparations an attempt to substitute attacks for real policy. «Democrats have no plan to improve the lives of the American people, they only have plans to obstruct and unfoundedly attack President Trump's common-sense agenda,» said White House spokeswoman Olivia Vales.
The administration is not limited to statements: according to the publication, it is already preparing legal and procedural strategies to block potential investigations if the House majority changes. This means that even if Democrats win the elections, the ability to conduct hearings, obtain documents, or call witnesses will have to be fought for in the courts.
The condition without which the plan does not exist
This entire agenda is hypothetical until one day: the results of the November midterm elections. If Democrats do not gain a majority in the House of Representatives, they will have no authority to call witnesses or demand documents, and talk about Trump's billions will remain a topic for the press rather than for hearings. The question is rather different: are Democrats ready to repeat the 2019 model, when loud investigations did not lead to a change in the political balance, or will the scale of financial claims this time — billions from crypto and foreign deals — prove sufficient to turn hearings into a real lever of pressure rather than a pre-election ritual.
