Trump orders DOJ probe over Democrats' impeachment threats
What's new: Trump singled out Sen. Elissa Slotkin and offered no evidence for criminal conduct in the alleged threats.
President Donald Trump said Saturday he ordered the Justice Department to investigate Democratic leaders over what he called threats against Republican officials, donors and supporters. In a Truth Social post, Trump described impeachment threats against Attorney General Todd Blanche and others as "extortion at the highest level" and directed the DOJ to act immediately. He did not identify specific communications or provide evidence of criminal conduct. Trump also named Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, pointing to comments she made at a University of Chicago event in October about deterring young people from joining the Trump administration. Fox News reported that Reps. Hank Johnson of Georgia and Deborah Ross of North Carolina have publicly backed impeaching Blanche.