Garcia: We are not going to be threatened or intimidated because we are demanding accountability and oversight. The truth is that he needs to understand that Congress is a co-equal branch of government.
This idea that President Trump or the White House counsel want to send threatening letters to myself… it’s not going to stop our important work.
This is huge.
A sitting member of Congress is now saying, on the record, that Epstein’s entire trafficking operation depended on billionaire money — and that Les Wexner was central to it.
No island. No planes. No network. No trafficking — without elite financing.
Follow the money. Expose the cover-up.
No more protection for billionaires.
🚨Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz just toured “Alligator Alcatraz” and came out shaking: “It’s 34 people per cage. They drink, brush, and defecate in the same tiny unit. The photos don’t come close to the stench of it.”
We’re packing human beings into kennel conditions, then calling it justice.
It appears Donald Trump has something to hide.
The American people voted overwhelmingly for us to pass laws to root out corruption and abuse. We will not be deterred by baseless threats from a weaponized DOJ or from the President’s lawyers.
Breaking News: The White House threatened congressional Democrats, saying aggressive oversight of the Trump administration could be a crime, a threat that experts called legally dubious. https://t.co/WUqhKF2vkk
🚨MAJOR BREAKING: White House counsel Will Scharf has sent a threatening letter to incoming House Oversight chair Robert Garcia warning he would be investigated himself if he continues to subpoena Trump officials.
Oversight’s response: “It appears Donald Trump has something to hide.”
Here’s the relevant text of the White House letter:
"Beyond being inconsistent with the clear, well-recognized constitutional limitations on your
investigative functions, threats to executive branch officials designed to deter them from public service, or process designed merely to abuse or instill fear in the recipient may cross the line into blatant criminality. And issuing unlawful subpoenas with the intention of depriving citizens of their constitutional rights and privileges may warrant further investigation."
And Oversight’s response:
“Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after the White House sent a letter to Oversight Democrats threatening to infringe upon the Committee's constitutionally protected right to conduct congressional oversight.
"It appears Donald Trump has something to hide. Let's be clear: Congress' authority comes from Article I of the Constitution, not from the permission of the White House. Congress has wide latitude to conduct investigations and oversight, an authority inherent in the power to legislate.
The American people voted overwhelmingly for us to pass laws to root out corruption and abuse. The Trump Administration continues to weaponize the government with threats of unconstitutional attacks on Congress. We are a coequal branch of government and will not be deterred by baseless threats from a weaponized DOJ or from the President's lawyers."
@Donaldsmitipgn@AgentSelf99b El-Sayed has disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood, denied personal or family ties, and noted he was raised by his father and stepmother after his parents' divorce when he was three, with fact-checks finding no evidence of his direct involvement.
The White House's continued threats and attempts to intimidate have become pathetic. I pay them no mind whatsoever.
Congress' authority to conduct oversight and investigations comes from the Constitution, and a letter from the Trump Administration has no bearing on that authority.
We will do what the voters demanded: root out corruption and put in place reforms so the widespread graft and self-enrichment characterizing this Administration can never happen again.
For two years, Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth has brushed aside the law and the public he is supposed to serve, including bypassing Congress and the Constitution to wage Trump’s war in Iran.
Congress must impeach him.
https://t.co/c7wfX532rL
NEW: The @nytimes confirms that ICE deliberately electronically "disappeared" tens of thousands of people in detention and ordered contractors to refuse to reveal where they're held to family or lawyers.
30% of all immigrants detained in ICE jails now have their location hidden.
@DracoTriton Ps my account is 100% anti trump because I made an anti trump account to do that with, moron.
I'm anti Trump because I don't like liars, thieves, rapists, racists or con men, and he's ALL those things.
Only the stupidest 1.1% of the human population of the world can't see that.
Arkansas Bar official Nancie Givens charged with 64 felonies for altering Bar Exam scores, and deleting thousands of files to hide her crimes.
Prosecutors noted she added scores to White test takers and took points away from Black attorneys, causing at least one to fail.
@CreatesDan@DracoTriton One full presidential term is 4 years, as set by Article II of the Constitution. Biden completed a full term, serving from January 20, 2021, to January 20, 2025.