House Democrats are eyeing Trump’s pardons and his family’s crypto deals — the last time they ran oversight, his administration ignored subpoenas

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Oversight is coming for the Trump administration. That’s been the message of congressional Democrats throughout the closing days of the 2026 midterm campaign. Now that the party’s candidates have reportedly won control of the House of Representatives, that campaign promise is likely to be carried out. Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin told The New York Times in late October that among the potential oversight targets were pardons granted by President Donald Trump, possible corruption in government contracting and the Trump family’s cryptocurrency deals. Routine congressional oversight hearings usually don’t make headlines. That changed during the second Trump administration. When Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 7, 2025, what took place was a contentious, highly partisan, made-for-TV-and-social-media confrontation. Bondi refused to answer many questions from Democrats, instead launching personal attacks against these members of the U.S.…

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