The key facts

  • Democrats won the midterm elections and will take control of both chambers of Congress starting January 2027
  • The planned investigations will cover the Trump family's business, the White House ballroom, the Epstein case, ICE, DOGE, and Medicare
  • Hakeem Jeffries did not rule out a third impeachment, but for now the focus is on investigations; the White House rejects the accusations

Oversight after the shift of power in Congress

Following the November midterm elections, Democrats won a majority in both chambers of Congress, and once control of the chambers takes effect in January 2027, they intend to use the investigative powers of committees to examine the activities of President Donald Trump, his family, and his administration. This was reported by the Associated Press (summary — Zamon.uz). According to Democrats, Trump and people close to him may have increased their personal wealth at the expense of public interests; the president and the White House reject the allegations of wrongdoing.

Priority areas

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said sweeping investigations will be conducted into how the Trump family's wealth grew after his return to the presidency, and he did not rule out launching a third impeachment process — although, according to him, the focus for now is on investigations and congressional oversight. Robert Garcia, who leads the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, identified five priorities: the Trump family's business activities, the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, and the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Separately, there are plans to examine the construction of a ballroom at the White House, other construction projects, and the Trump family's involvement in minerals agreements.

Senate investigations

In the Senate, Senator Richard Blumenthal intends to examine Trump's real estate projects and cryptocurrency deals linked to special envoy Steve Witkoff. Ron Wyden, who is expected to chair the Finance Committee, plans to investigate banks that overlooked suspicious circumstances in Epstein's transactions, as well as pharmaceutical companies that benefited from ties with the administration. Hearings are also possible on ICE raids, the activities of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and Medicare programs.

Election context and the White House response

According to an AP survey involving more than 100,000 voters, nearly half of respondents named corruption in government as a decisive factor in their vote; the majority of them supported the Democrats. Democrats expect that through these investigations they will demonstrate the impact of corruption on Americans' everyday expenses. The White House opposed the plans: the president's press secretary — in the Russian version of the publication she is called Loren Bis, in the English one — Karoline Leavitt— stated that the Democrats' choice of 'sham investigations' and radical policies would amount to an action against the American people. Senator Peter Welch, meanwhile, cautioned that investigations must not turn into an instrument of revenge and urged proceeding carefully and with due justification.