當地時間上周六（7日），美國總統川普（Donald Trump）在個人社群的2則貼文中宣布，已下令司法部（Department of Justice）調查民主黨在共和黨期中選舉慘敗後，對共和黨人發出的「威脅」，並稱相關人士應被監禁。
Trump calls for DOJ investigation into Democratic calls for oversight https://t.co/HkvYFJHO39
— POLITICO (@politico) November 7, 2026
《POLITICO》報導，川普指控民主黨威脅共和黨捐款人將遭監禁，並揚言彈劾司法部長布蘭奇（Todd Blanche）及其他政府官員，還針對「只因為他們剛好是共和黨人或共和黨支持者」的人下手。他寫道：「監禁應該針對這些勒索者（EXTORTIONISTS），共和黨人應該趕緊聰明起來！民主黨政治領袖已向許多人寄出威脅信，那些人全都是無辜的。透過這份聲明副本，我命令司法部立即調查這項犯罪行為！」他在後續貼文中呼籲共和黨人將「威脅」向他本人及司法部舉報。
The threats being made by the Democrat Party against innocent Republican Donors and Party Members are absolutely unprecedented, and totally illegal. Please report them to the Department of Justice, IMMEDIATELY! If you would like, send them directly to me, your President. These SLEAZEBAGS should go to jail for what they are doing. The Senate must act, and stop being pushed around to the point of the Republican Party losing Elections, and worse! Likewise, the DOJ and House of Representatives. Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP ( TS: Nov 7 2026, 1:45 PM ET )
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) November 7, 2026
然而，川普將民主黨言行形容為「勒索」，與議員實際說法不符。民主黨在下屆國會前已表明，將運用國會監督權，包括發出傳票與舉行聽證會，調查他們所稱的政府官員不當行為。例如，康乃狄克州參議員布魯門塔爾（Richard Blumenthal）近期致函白宮宴會廳捐款人，要求提供捐款紀錄，並警告若不配合可能發出傳票，而非監禁。民主黨領袖雖未排除彈劾，但強調以調查為優先，而非立即推動彈劾程序。
The Democrats are going around threatening a lot of people, including the Attorney General of the United States, and others, with Impeachment and many other forms of punishment, even though they admit they have no reason to do so, and there have been no impeachable acts committed, or even thought of, by the victims of this illegal process. This is extortion at the highest level, and they should be held accountable for this. Also, they’re threatening our Donors, some of the most respected people anywhere in the World, with imprisonment, and many other levels of punishment, just because they happen to be Republicans, or Republican supporters. This is Weaponization and Lawfare at another level. The Senator from Michigan, Elissa Slotkin, is saying that she is going to go after all young people that believe in Republican Values, and that give even the slightest inclination to be a Republican. The imprisonment should be against these EXTORTIONISTS, and Republicans should get smart, fast! Threatening letters have been sent to many people, all innocent, from Democrat Political Leaders. By copy of this statement, I am ordering the Department of Justice to look into this criminal act, immediately! President DONALD J. TRUMP ( TS: Nov 7 2026, 12:45 PM ET )
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) November 7, 2026
川普在首則貼文中特別點名密西根州參議員史洛特金（Elissa Slotkin），指控她「說要追查所有相信共和黨價值的年輕人」，顯然指她10月在芝加哥大學活動中表示，希望嚇阻年輕人進入政府任職。史洛特金當時說：「我希望他們覺得，天哪，那可能為自己買來一大堆我不想要的麻煩」。一名該校學生已就這些言論向參議院提出道德投訴。
史洛特金辦公室尚未立即回應置評請求。這並非川普首次針對這位首屆參議員；去年（2025年）她與其他民主黨國會議員拍攝影片，呼籲聯邦部隊若認為命令非法就應拒絕服從後，川普在社群貼文忠指控他們「煽動叛亂行為，可處以死刑！」
與此同時，司法部在期中選舉失利後出現多起高調辭職，狄龍（Harmeet Dhillon）、艾森伯格（John Eisenberg）與奎諾內斯（Jason Reding Quiñones）近日相繼離職，布蘭奇正尋求調整高層人事，以因應部門難以為政府取得勝訴的挫折。司法部未回應有關如何執行總統呼籲的進一步資訊請求。
國際媒體對川普動用司法部的做法提出分析。路透與《紐約時報》（The New York Times）指出，川普將正常的國會監督權重新框架為「犯罪威脅」，並直接下令司法部介入，可能進一步加深對司法獨立性的質疑，尤其是在民主黨即將掌控國會、準備加強監督之際。此舉被視為延續川普過去將司法工具用於政治對手的模式，雖政府否認，但觀察家認為這會加劇兩黨對立，並讓司法部在政治壓力下更難維持中立形象。
