The top Trump officials Democrats admit are on their hit list for investigations in the new Congress
Democrats are sharing their growing list of senior officials and advisors in President Donald Trump's administration who could face impeachment efforts and congressional investigations when they take control of Congress in January.
Key points
- Top House and Senate Democrats told Fox News Digital they are considering investigations, congressional hearings and potential impeachment proceedings targeting senior administration officials, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, White House chief of staff Stephen Miller and border czar Tom Homan.
- Lieu told Fox News Digital that, if elected caucus chairman, he intends to discuss with Democratic leadership how to proceed with congressional hearings, investigations and possible impeachment proceedings targeting the two officials.
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The lawmakers' remarks signal that Democrats could use their congressional majorities to expand oversight of Trump's administration, although no findings of wrongdoing involving the named officials have been established in the allegations presented.
Additional details
- "Especially if we've seen the violations and any kind of gross abuses." Gallego acknowledged that the details of any potential efforts to remove the officials "remain to be seen." Miller and Homan did not respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
- Ted Lieu, D-Calif., the current vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus and a candidate to lead the conference in January, also backed discussions about potential investigations into Miller and Homan.
- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital following Tuesday's vote that he was "not surprised" by Democrats' interest in impeaching Hegseth.
- DEMOCRATS RALLY BEHIND GOP LAWMAKER'S HEGSETH IMPEACHMENT PUSH, SIGNAL MORE TO COME IN JANUARY "I think we need transparency," Khanna told Fox News Digital.
- Left-wing lawmakers are signaling that their oversight ambitions extend well beyond War Secretary Pete Hegseth after Tuesday's failed impeachment effort.
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