President Trump on Wednesday threatened to push for Senate investigations into House Democrats if they use their new majority to launch a wave of investigations into his administration.
“If the Democrats think they are going to waste Taxpayer Money investigating us at the House level, then we will likewise be forced to consider investigating them for all of the leaks of Classified Information, and much else, at the Senate level. Two can play that game!” Trump posted to Twitter Wednesday morning.
If the Democrats think they are going to waste Taxpayer Money investigating us at the House level, then we will likewise be forced to consider investigating them for all of the leaks of Classified Information, and much else, at the Senate level. Two can play that game!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2018
Trump’s threat is backed by Republican Senate victories Tuesday night that could expand the GOP’s majority in the upper chamber by a few seats.
Many Democrats have called for a series of investigations into the Trump administration if they took back the House. But counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway told CNN Wednesday that Trump was not nervous about the House investigations, or anything else for that matter, now that the Democrats hold the majority.
“[Trump] said, ‘the Democrats are going to do what they are going to do and I’m going to do what I’ve always done and that’s find a way to deal with it,’” Conway said. “If they want to bring Washington to a grinding halt, then they don’t understand President Trump.”
“They may try,” Conway said when asked if Trump was nervous about new House investigations. “The president is not nervous about anything. I was with him all night last night and again this morning, he is going to address the nation. What he’s very excited about is that his political engagement in these key races made history again, he defied the trends again.”
[More: Sarah Sanders: House Democrats ‘shouldn’t waste time investigating’]
Trump was the first president in 40 years not to release his tax returns, and Democrats are interested in obtaining them because they think they may reveal conflicts of interest Trump has with his businesses and position as president.
The president declared Tuesday’s midterms a “big victory” for the GOP, despite losing a majority in the House. Trump will address the country regarding election results Wednesday morning.
