White House Warns Democrats Over Planned Probes

White House counsel Will Scharf warned incoming House Oversight chair Robert Garcia that planned Democratic investigations could exceed Congress’s constitutional authority and that subpoenas intended to intimidate or punish officials might prompt an executive-branch investigation. Democrats have signaled probes into Trump’s finances and business interests, immigration enforcement, the Epstein case and White House projects. Garcia rejected the warning, saying Congress’s oversight authority comes from the Constitution, not the White House. Attorney General Todd Blanche acknowledged Congress’s oversight powers and said the Justice Department would continue working with lawmakers. The exchange previews a confrontation over the scope and purpose of congressional investigations.