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# White House threatens Dems over plans to investigate Trump
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/doj-shakeup-1794425211/
- Published: 2026-11-12T01:15:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-12T02:01:15.000Z
- Description: White House threatens Democrats over plans to investigate Trump officials
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_81be5d2c-223b-40b5-97f3-8dfe8888acf4, #extra

With Democrats set to take control of Congress, the White House is threatening them over investigations into the Trump administration. The top White House lawyer warned that aggressive oversight of the administration “may cross the line into blatant criminality.” It comes amid a wave of resignations within the Justice Department. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Devlin Barrett of The New York Times.