Donald Trump Jr speaks at the Republican National Convention on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020
The threats to Republicans across America from a Democrat congressman may provide one of the biggest backfires ever seen.
It was Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia, a Peruvian representing a California congressional district, who went overboard when Republicans took huge losses in this year’s midterm elections.
Contemplating his possible new role as chairman of the House Oversight Committee, he issued a two-word threat.
“Lawyer up.”
His comments prompted jokes about how new forests will be needed for “all the subpoenas they’ll print.”
Garcia picked out some specific targets for his threats, too.
Incoming House Oversight Chairman Robert Garcia says Jared Kushner, Don Jr and Eric Trump will be targeted first!“First is we’re going to take on the Trump crime family. The amount of grift and corruption is unprecedented in American politics. You have Don Jr. whose wedding is being paid for by a Russian oligarch. You have Jared Kushner who got $2 billion from the Saudis when he left the White House, you have another son that is on of course the board of companies that are getting contracts from the Pentagon, the president himself is a crypto scheme where he’s making billions of dollars. This family is billions richer as the American public struggle.” https://t.co/BnwWep32di
— Chris Nelson
(@ReOpenChris) November 5, 2026
But there probably going to be a hitch in his campaign:
NEW: Alan Dershowitz says Incoming Dem House Oversight Chair Robert Garcia’s “LAWYER UP” threat is “ILLEGAL”
“If they are challenged in Court, the Chairman’s statement will be OBVIOUS EVIDENCE of a motivation by Democrats to get Republicans!” Garcia pledged before the Midterms that he would pursue a retribution agenda if Democrats regained power. Immediately after they won, he made it clear it was not just a campaign promise. Garcia’s brazenness may end up being the downfall of his lawfare.
— Jason Cohen(@JasonJournoDC) November 5, 2026
According to a report at Twitchy, constitutional expert Alan Dershowitz explained that such a threat from a powerful member of Congress, including openly declaring “you better get a lawyer ’cause we’re coming after you” actually hands “any future court challenge the perfect piece of evidence of political motivation.”
Dershowitz said Garcia’s threats could be seen as obvious evidence of motivation for Democrats “to get Republicans. And it’s wrong. It’s illegal.”
The report said, “Now the very statement meant to intimidate targets may be the thing that sinks the investigations before they even start.”
That wasn’t the only cloud on Garcia’s horizon either. Reports say he’s being sued by billionaire Leon Black for defamation.
Billionaire Leon Black filed a $7.5 million defamation lawsuit against Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., accusing the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee of making false statements linking him to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking crimes. Read more: https://t.co/56Pd0cimKp: Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images
— Forbes (@Forbes) November 5, 2026
Continue reading...
[ H/T WorldNetDaily ]
