"US Democrats to Immediately Target Trump Corruption Allegations if They Win Back the House"

"Democrats Plan to Mobilize All Standing Committees"

If the U.S. Democratic Party wins the midterm elections in November, it is expected to launch investigations into allegations related to U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration.

U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

On September 12 (local time), the Washington Post (WP) reported that the Democratic Party believes it can regain majority control of not only the House of Representatives but also the Senate in this election. If that happens, Democrats would be able to appoint the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader starting in January next year. Democratic staffers are preparing investigations targeting President Trump in line with this 'majority scenario,' and are seeking outside counsel to conduct effective probes, the report added.

Robert Garcia, a Democratic Congressman from California, emphasized, "There is so much corruption and fraudulent self-dealing under the Trump administration that it would require the full participation of all Democratic representatives to properly investigate."

Some have suggested pursuing impeachment proceedings against President Trump. However, given the low chances of success, the strategy is to weaken Trump by targeting allegations of his wealth accumulation and corruption instead.

The Democratic House Oversight Committee estimates that President Trump pocketed $2.25 billion (approximately 3 trillion won) through money received abroad during the first year of his second term. Meanwhile, the House Judiciary Committee is expected to investigate allegations that companies invested in by '1789 Capital' and 'American Ventures'—venture capital firms associated with Trump's sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump—received preferential treatment in securing contracts with the Trump administration.

Other planned investigations include: an agreement between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Trump family and enterprises that allegedly protected them from tax audits; the sale of 'early access rights' to Truth Social, President Trump's social networking service; business dealings by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner; allegations that Trump supporters were granted privileges and interests; how Trump supporters were pardoned in relation to the January 2021 'Capitol Riot'; potential misconduct by immigration officials; and the rising number of deaths among legal residents and citizens in immigration detention facilities.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee will reportedly focus on suspicions that Steve Witkoff and Kushner, in effect serving as Trump's unofficial foreign envoys, were involved in various interests while engaging in matters related to Israel, Iran, and Ukraine.

Standing or special committees plan to investigate the relationship between President Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; the construction of a new White House banquet hall in Washington, DC; renovations of the Reflecting Pool; and attempts to control the Kennedy Center.

The Washington Post added that the White House, anticipating the Democrats' offensive, briefed political appointees on 'how to respond to congressional investigations' through the Office of White House Counsel. Olivia Wales, White House spokesperson, pointed out, "The Democratic Party has no agenda to improve the lives of Americans; instead, it only plans to obstruct President Trump's common-sense policies and launch baseless attacks."

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