US Attorney General Todd Blanche has vowed to thwart any attempts by Democratic lawmakers to investigate President Donald Trump and his family, in an escalating stance that comes amid threats by the president's political rivals to launch a series of investigations after they gain a majority in Congress next January, according to Bloomberg.

US Attorney General Todd Blanche has vowed to thwart any attempts by Democratic lawmakers to investigate President Donald Trump and his family, in an escalating stance that comes amid threats by the president's political rivals to launch a series of investigations after they gain a majority in Congress next January, according to Bloomberg.