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Top Democrat tells Trump and Republicans to ‘lawyer up’ after US midterm defeats (www.theguardian.com)
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Robert Garcia, set to become oversight chair, vows to take on president while Senator Ron Wyden signals ‘subpoenas’

Robert Garcia, the Democratic congressman set to become the next chair of the oversight committee of the House of Representatives, had two words for Republicans on Tuesday evening: “Lawyer up.”

Garcia issued his statement as a blue wave appeared to take hold across the country after voters cast their ballots in the US midterm elections. Democrats retook control of the US Senate, and are widely expected to do the same in the House.

Ron Wyden, the Democratic senator poised to lead the Senate finance committee, also flexed on his potential future authority. “Subpoenas,” Wyden wrote on X.

With the Senate and House back in Democrats’ control, Garcia, Wyden and other congressional leaders will be able to lead and steer investigations into the US president, his allies and agenda.

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[–] 3 points 6 days ago (1 child)

The story is still being written. This was Act 1. Now we enter Act 2, and the 2028 Presidential Election and the greatest rebuilding of America since the Civil War, will be Act 3.

We all worked our asses off over the last two years, each contributing in their own way, even if it was just paying attention to what's going on, and discussing it with others.

But we are still in the middle, and after a short breather, we have to get back to work. 2028 is only 2 years away, and they can't allow elections to happen, or they are all going to go to prison. So they will fight as hard as they have to crush us, and eliminate elections, and we have to stop them.

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