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‘No ongoing investigations’ into Democrats’ oversight threats, Blanche says

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-11-12 · by Kaelan Deese

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Attorney General Todd Blanche stated on Thursday that the Justice Department is not conducting any criminal investigations into Democratic lawmakers' comments about their intentions to oversee the Trump administration. This came after he previously suggested that such attempts could constitute a crime. When questioned about specific remarks by Democrats that might be criminal, Blanche clarified that no such comments had been identified as crossing legal boundaries.
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Washington ExaminerThis outlet12 Nov

Attorney General Todd Blanche stated on Thursday that the Justice Department is not conducting any criminal investigations into Democratic lawmakers' comments about their intentions to oversee the Trump administration. This came after he previously suggested that such attempts could constitute a crime. When questioned about specific remarks by Democrats that might be criminal, Blanche clarified that no such comments…

‘No ongoing investigations’ into Democrats’ oversight threats, Blanche says (this article)
NBC News12 Nov

Attorney General Todd Blanche stated on Thursday that the Department of Justice is not conducting criminal investigations into the spoken words of incoming senators or members of Congress. This announcement followed a social media post by President Donald Trump calling for the prosecution of the "Seditious Six," a group of Democrats whose previous attempts at indictment were unanimously rejected by a federal grand…

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“There’s no ongoing investigations, criminal investigations into words that that incoming senators or congressmen have said,” Blanche told reporters.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-13
Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday that the Justice Department has no active criminal investigations into Democratic lawmakers’ remarks about their plans to scrutinize the Trump administration, days after he said lawmakers attempting to open partisan investigations against the administration could be “a crime.”
2026-11-13 · Washington Examiner
‘No ongoing investigations’ into Democrats’ oversight threats, Blanche says · mixed framing

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Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday that the Justice Department has no active criminal investigations into Democratic lawmakers’ remarks about their plans to scrutinize the Trump administration, days after he said lawmakers attempting to open partisan investigations against the administration could be “a crime.” uncertain
lawmakers → say → administration
“There’s no ongoing investigations, criminal investigations into words that that incoming senators or congressmen have said,” Blanche told reporters. asserted
Blanche → ’ → reporters
Asked what a Democrat had said that crossed a criminal line, he replied, “I’d never said that that point has been crossed.” asserted
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