Trump has already drawn the line for the Democratic Congress.
On the eve of the start of the new US Congress, the administration of Donald Trump has warned Democrats that the possible investigation of the president and members of his administration could lead to criminal prosecution.
This threat was raised as the Democrats, after winning the midterm elections, are set to take control of the House of Representatives and its important committees from January 2027 and begin comprehensive investigations into the functioning of the Trump administration.
In a letter to Robert Garcia, a Democratic representative and a senior member of the House Oversight Committee, Peter Scharf, the White House's legal adviser, said that the promise by Democratic representatives to summon government officials, hold investigative meetings and explore the possibility of prosecuting some of them, could exceed the legal powers of Congress.
According to him, the purpose of these threats is not to legally monitor the government's performance, but to intimidate government officials and dissuade them from continuing to work in public positions.