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华盛顿讯——白宫首席律师告知众议院监督与政府改革委员会的资深民主党议员，新一届国会期内立法机构计划针对特朗普政府开展的调查“可能逾越界限，构成明显犯罪行为”，并表示国会传唤可能会引发行政分支的调查。
白宫法律顾问威尔·沙尔夫写给预计将于明年1月出任监督委员会主席的加利福尼亚州民主党议员罗伯特·加西亚的这一讯息，预示着特朗普政府与民主党主导的国会之间即将爆发激烈博弈——民主党人准备针对特朗普第二个任期前两年出现的一系列问题展开调查。
沙尔夫于周一致函加西亚，提醒其国会的调查行为必须有“合法的立法目的”作为支撑。
沙尔夫在信中写道：“这不仅有悖于对调查职能明确且公认的宪法限制，旨在阻止行政分支官员从事公职的威胁、单纯用于施加虐待或恐吓受方的程序，都可能逾越界限，构成明显犯罪行为。此外，签发旨在剥夺公民宪法权利与特权的非法传唤令，可能需要进一步调查。”
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2024年9月6日，威尔·沙尔夫在特朗普位于纽约特朗普大厦的一场新闻发布会上发言，唐纳德·特朗普在一旁聆听。 查尔利·特里巴洛/法新社/Getty Images
沙尔夫援引了民主党国会议员近期的表态——这些议员透露了他们在掌控参众两院后计划针对特朗普政府开展的调查。他声称民主党人意图突破宪法对国会调查与传唤令的限制。
“针对 indiscriminate 签发传唤令的虐待性威胁与公开声明，以及指向政府内部潜在目标的威胁，都充分表明，任何即将开展的调查程序都将被用于骚扰和扩张权力，而非推进任何合法目标，”他写道。
沙尔夫指责民主党人发出“虐待且反复无常的威胁”，并声称他们试图“滥用立法程序来恐吓并干扰政府的合法运作”。
加西亚在回应沙尔夫时表示，白宫正威胁要侵犯其委员会履行监督职责的权利。
“很显然，唐纳德·特朗普有不可告人的秘密，”这位加利福尼亚州民主党人在一份声明中称。“我们要明确一点：国会的权威来自宪法第一条，而非白宫的许可。国会拥有开展调查与监督的广泛权限，这是立法权的固有组成部分。”
加西亚指责特朗普政府将行政分支用作对抗国会的工具。
“我们是地位平等的政府分支，不会因被武器化的司法部或总统律师毫无根据的威胁而退缩，”他表示。
众议院民主党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯预计将于明年1月出任议长，他告诉记者，在特朗普第二个任期的前两年，白宫已经习惯了由共和党主导的国会，他称该国会一直是对总统议程的“鲁莽橡皮图章”。
“在他们施加给美国人民的前所未有的腐败面前，民主党主导的国会将对失控的行政分支形成制衡，如果他们不喜欢这种制衡，就去查阅宪法，”他表示。
在上周的中期选举后，民主党人预计将在众议院占据至少254个席位，在参议院占据54个席位，从而掌控国会各委员会并拥有传唤权。
在民主党人于国会控制权争夺中大败共和党后，加西亚对特朗普政府发出了简短的信息：“找律师吧。”
一旦正式就任监督委员会主席，该委员会预计将调查特朗普家族的商业交易、企业腐败、联邦移民机构的行动以及与已定罪性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦相关的丑闻。
加西亚表示，他的调查议程还可能包括：
- 小唐纳德·特朗普在巴哈马的婚礼庆典，该活动部分费用由一位俄罗斯寡头支付
- 特朗普女婿贾里德·库什纳旗下私募股权基金从沙特主权财富基金获得的20亿美元投资
- 特朗普家族的加密货币业务
- 与总统儿子相关的获得五角大楼合同的公司
- 与国土安全部合同相关的权钱交易及其他回扣指控
- 资助新建白宫宴会厅的企业捐款
面对民主党重新掌控国会多数席位后将开展的调查，特朗普于周日指责民主党人威胁其政府高级官员，并声称他们在进行“敲诈”。这位总统在真相社交平台（Truth Social）上表示，民主党人“应该为此受到问责”，并指示司法部调查其监督行动。
“这些混蛋应该因为所作所为锒铛入狱，”他在真相社交平台的第二条帖子中写道。
民主党国会议员过去在调查特朗普及其政府的过程中曾多次遭遇白宫的阻力。在总统第一个任期内，由民主党主导的众议院委员会从特朗普的会计事务所和两家银行调取了大量特朗普的财务记录，这是为调查他就任前后可能存在的不当行为、是否存在未披露的利益冲突以及是否遵守宪法而开展的行动的一部分。
特朗普曾试图阻止这些公司遵守传唤令，并将争端诉诸最高法院。2020年的一项裁决显示，最高法院拒绝立即向国会开放这些财务记录，但重申传唤令必须服务于“合法的立法目的”，并承认立法者拥有“重要的立法利益”。
易卜拉欣·阿克索伊与萨拉·库克对本文亦有贡献。
Top White House lawyer warns of “blatant criminality” in Democrats’ investigations push
Updated on: November 11, 2026 / 1:12 PM EST / CBS News
Washington — The top lawyer in the White House warned the leading Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that investigations into the Trump administration that lawmakers plan to pursue in the next Congress “may cross the line into blatant criminality” and said congressional subpoenas could prompt probes from the executive branch.
The message from White House counsel Will Scharf to Rep. Robert Garcia, a California Democrat who is set to chair the Oversight Committee as of January, foreshadows a brewing fight between the Trump administration and congressional Democrats, who are poised to launch investigations in a slew of issues arising over the first two years of Mr. Trump’s second term.
Scharf sent a letter to Garcia, dated Monday, reminding him that investigative acts by Congress must be backed by a “legitimate legislative purpose.”
“Beyond being inconsistent with the clear, well-recognized constitutional limitations on your investigative functions, threats to executive branch officials designed to deter them from public service, or process designed merely to abuse or instill fear in the recipient may cross the line into blatant criminality,” Scharf wrote. “And issuing unlawful subpoenas with the intention of depriving citizens of their constitutional rights and privileges may warrant further investigation.”
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Will Scharf speaks as Donald Trump looks on during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York on Sept. 6, 2024. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images
Scharf cited recent statements from Democratic members of Congress who previewed investigations into the Trump administration they plan to pursue once they take control of the House and Senate. He claimed that Democrats are intent on crossing the Constitution’s limits on congressional investigations and subpoenas.
“Abusive threats and public statements about the indiscriminate issuance of subpoenas, along with threats directed at prospective targets within the Administration make it abundantly clear that any forthcoming investigative processes will be deployed to harass and aggrandize rather than to advance any legitimate end,” he wrote.
Scharf accused Democrats of making “abusive and capricious threats” and said they are seeking to “abuse the legislative process to intimidate and to interfere with lawful functioning of government.”
Garcia said in response to Scharf that the White House is threatening to infringe on his committee’s right to conduct oversight.
“It appears Donald Trump has something to hide,” the California Democrat said in a statement. “Let’s be clear: Congress’ authority comes from Article I of the Constitution, not from the permission of the White House. Congress has wide latitude to conduct investigations and oversight, an authority inherent in the power to legislate.”
Garcia accused the Trump administration of weaponizing the executive branch against Congress.
“We are a co-equal branch of government and will not be deterred by baseless threats from a weaponized DOJ or from the President’s lawyers,” he said.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is poised to become speaker in January, told reporters that in the first two years of Mr. Trump’s second term, the White House has been used to a GOP-led Congress that he said has been a “reckless rubber stamp” for the president’s agenda.
“A Democratic Congress is going to be a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch in the face of unprecedented corruption that they’ve unleashed on the American people, and if they don’t like it, consult the Constitution,” he said.
Following last week’s midterm elections, Democrats are poised to hold at least 254 seats in the House and 54 seats in the Senate, giving them control of congressional committees and subpoena power.
Garcia had a brief message to the Trump administration on the heels of Democrats’ rout of Republicans in the fight for control of Congress: “Lawyer up.”
Once he takes the gavel of the Oversight Committee, the panel is expected to look into the Trump family’s business dealings, corporate corruption, actions by federal immigration authorities and the scandal involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Garcia said his investigative agenda could also include:
- Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding festivities in the Bahamas that were partially paid for by a Russian oligarch.
- A $2 billion investment that the private equity fund of Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner,received from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.
- TheTrump family’s crypto ventures.
- Companies linked to the president’s sons that have received Pentagon contracts.
- Allegations of a pay-to-play scheme and other kickbacks related to Department of Homeland Security contracts.
- Corporate donations to fund the new White House ballroom.
Faced with investigations once Democrats regain congressional majorities, Mr. Trump on Sunday accused Democrats of threatening senior members of his administration and claimed they were engaging in “extortion.” The president said on Truth Socialthe Democrats “should be held accountable for this,” and he directed the Justice Department to look into their oversight push.
“These SLEAZEBAGS should go to jail for what they are doing,” he wrote in a second Truth Social post.
Democrats in Congress have in the past faced resistance from the White House in its efforts to investigate Mr. Trump and his administration. During the president’s first term, Democratic-led House committees sought a trove of Mr. Trump’s financial records from his accounting firm and two banks as part of an investigation into potential misconduct before and after he took office, whether he had undisclosed conflicts of interest and if he was complying with the Constitution.
Mr. Trump attempted to block the firms from complying with the subpoenas and took the dispute to the Supreme Court. In a 2020 decision, the high court declined to immediately give Congress access to the financial records, but reiterated that subpoenas must serve a “legitimate legislative purpose” and acknowledged that lawmakers have “significant legislative interests.”
Ibrahim Aksoy and Sara Cook contributed to this report.
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