On Saturday, US President Donald Trump accused Democratic leaders of threatening several people, including the US attorney general, with impeachment and other sanctions, despite admitting there were no grounds for doing so, he said. Trump said, in a post on the "Social Truth" platform, that these threats represented what he described as "extortion at the highest levels," and accused Democrats of going after Republican Party financiers and threatening them with prison and other penalties just because they belong to or support the party. He added that what is happening represents "using the law as a weapon" and a politically motivated prosecution, noting that, according to him, Senator from Michigan Alyssa Slotkin intends to prosecute young people who believe in Republican values, or show any inclination to support the Republican Party. Trump called on Republicans to take action, saying "these extortionists" are the ones who should face prison terms, and pointed out that Democratic political leaders had sent threatening messages to a large number of people he described as innocent. Trump ended his post by announcing that he had directed the Justice Department to immediately investigate what he described as "this criminal act."

On Saturday, US President Donald Trump accused Democratic leaders of threatening several people, including the US attorney general, with impeachment and other sanctions, despite admitting there were no grounds for doing so, he said. Trump said, in a post on the "Social Truth" platform, that these threats represented what he described as "extortion at the highest levels," and accused Democrats of going after Republican Party financiers and threatening them with prison and other penalties just because they belong to or support the party. He added that what is happening represents "using the law as a weapon" and a politically motivated prosecution, noting that, according to him, Senator from Michigan Alyssa Slotkin intends to prosecute young people who believe in Republican values, or show any inclination to support the Republican Party. Trump called on Republicans to take action, saying "these extortionists" are the ones who should face prison terms, and pointed out that Democratic political leaders had sent threatening messages to a large number of people he described as innocent. Trump ended his post by announcing that he had directed the Justice Department to immediately investigate what he described as "this criminal act."