Eric Daugherty cheers Trump's order and says Democrats are over-reaching
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Daugherty shares Trump's post ordering a Justice Department look into Democrats, calls it hardball time and writes that it is time for no mercy because Democrats are already over-reaching after the midterms.
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Trump says Democrats who threaten the attorney general and other officials with impeachment, and Republican donors with imprisonment, are committing extortion and a criminal act that he is ordering the Justice Department to look into.
“Time for no mercy. Dems are already over-reaching from the midterms!”
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Trump says he is ordering the Justice Department to look into Democrats he accuses of extortion and names Elissa Slotkin; Slotkin says the post threatens to jail her
On November 7, 2026, four days after the midterm elections, President Trump wrote on Truth Social that Democrats were threatening the attorney general and other officials with impeachment and Republican donors with imprisonment. He called it extortion, named Sen. Elissa Slotkin and said he was ordering the Justice Department to look into it. Slotkin said the post threatened to put her in jail. Commentators Laura Loomer and Eric Daugherty welcomed the order, and Aaron Parnas criticized it.
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Daugherty quotes much of Trump's post, calls it hardball time and writes that Democrats are already over-reaching after the midterms.
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Trump writes that Democrats are threatening the attorney general and others with impeachment and Republican donors with imprisonment, calls it extortion, names Sen. Elissa Slotkin and says he is ordering the Justice Department to look into what he calls a criminal act.
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Daugherty posted shortly after Trump's Truth Social post and quoted much of it. He called it hardball time and wrote that Democrats were already threatening Stephen Miller, the new chief of staff, and that Trump was acting fast.
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Trump's post, which Daugherty quoted, named Sen. Elissa Slotkin and said threatening letters had been sent from Democratic political leaders.
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The reference point is Trump's November 7 call for the Justice Department to look into Democrats he accuses of threatening Republican officials and donors. Daugherty cheers the order and says Democrats are over-reaching.
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Read the full caseAaron Parnas says Trump's answer to losing Congress is to prosecute the people holding him accountable
“Four days after losing both chambers of Congress, Donald Trump has found his response: prosecute the people trying to hold him accountable.”Read statement
Slotkin says Trump's threats of legal action did not work before and reveal more about him
“Mr. President, your threats of legal action and worse didn't work when you tried to criminally indict me in front of a grand jury last February. Or when you threatened it again last month. If anything, your hair-trigger obsession on the issue of corruption and illegal orders reveals more about you then it does about me.”Read statement
Laura Loomer welcomes Trump's order to investigate Democrats
“President Trump said he's ordering his DOJ to investigate Democrats for extortion after they threatened weaponization of government against Republicans, Trump officials and GOP donors. Great! It's about time.”Read statement
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