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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Peter Stone

Democrats will have ‘field day’ with Trump inquiries if they win House, legal experts say

a man in a suit sits at a desk while people stand behind him
Donald Trump on 26 June. Photograph: ABACA/Shutterstock

Donald Trump’s presidency is facing investigations and corruption charges from a key House Democrat and ex-prosecutors, involving political and personal abuses of power, which legal experts predict will get heavy scrutiny if Democrats win the House majority in the midterms.

Legal critics call the scandals dogging the president “target rich” for investigations that Democrats will have a “field day” investigating if they win the House majority. Critics cite, for instance, Trump’s damaging the rule of law by weaponizing the Department of Justice (DoJ) to exact revenge on political foes and protect himself from federal investigations, plus Trump moves to profit in radical ways from his presidency with lucrative and new cryptocurrency ventures.

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