The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has ordered the Department of Justice to initiate a criminal investigation for "extortion" in connection with the "threats" that, according to a complaint, Democratic Party leaders would have issued in order to pressure political adversaries by taking advantage of the parliamentary majority obtained last Tuesday in the midterm elections.
"I am going to order the Department of Justice to investigate this criminal act immediately!", Trump has published on social media in a message in which he warns of an "extortion at the highest level" and of an attempt to turn this Democratic majority into a weapon to launch 'lawfare' against Republicans.
Trump has assured that "the Democrats go around threatening to remove a lot of people, including the U.S. Attorney General and other people, and with other forms of punishment even though they recognize that they have no grounds for it and that there is no act that would justify the removal." "This is extortion at the highest level and they should be held accountable for it," he argued.
The leader has also denounced that Republican donors have been subject to "jail" and other reprisals, despite, in his words, the fact that they are people "who are among the most respected people in the world."
"Jail should be for those who extort and Republicans need to be ready, quickly! Democratic political leaders have sent threatening letters to a lot of people, all of them innocent," he said.
Trump specifically mentions Michigan senator Elissa Slotkin, who "says she is going to go after all the young people who believe in Republican values."
Trump's instruction comes after the victory of Democratic candidates in last Tuesday's midterm elections, which will allow them to control both chambers of Congress. Starting in January, they could launch parliamentary inquiries into different public officials, and possible investigations have already been discussed regarding the alleged enrichment of the Trump family, corruption cases, immigration policy, or the Epstein case.