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Congress Watch · Report · File No. 261112-266

Jordan says Democrats will target whole Trump Cabinet; GOP rushes work before January

House Republican leader Jim Jordan predicts a third impeachment and probes of Trump's Cabinet and the 2028 GOP nominee. He says Republicans want to get as much done as they can while they still hold the majority.

By the Capitol Desk · · 2 min read

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Rep. Jim Jordan, the newly elected House minority leader, said Wednesday night that Democrats will "go after" President Donald Trump's entire Cabinet once they take over Congress in January. He also said they will probably go after whoever they think will be the Republican nominee for president in 2028 1.

Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, spoke to Fox News host Sean Hannity. Democrats flipped both the House and the Senate in the Nov. 3 midterm elections 1. Jordan's remarks are predictions, not actions Democrats have announced.

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There’ll be a third impeachment. They can’t help themselves. They’re going to go after everyone in the Cabinet.
Jim Jordan, House Minority Leader, R-Ohio1

Jordan named Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Glenn Youngkin of Virginia as possible targets. He said he thinks "you’ll see them target them" 1.

Republicans want to move before they lose the majority

Jordan said Republican leaders in the House and Senate are focused on getting as much done now, while they still hold the majority. Next year, he said, the message will shift to how Republicans will fight for American families 1.

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Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has urged colleagues to use their remaining time to confirm judges and nominees, balance the budget and pass the SAVE America Act 1. Scott also accused Democrats of wanting to "weaponize the government against anyone they disagree with" 1.

Democrats say probes are coming

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, told CNN that investigations are coming. "There are going to be many, many, many investigations," she said 1. Newsweek reported that Democrats all but assured another effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth next year 1.

That comes after a failed House vote Tuesday on Rep. Thomas Massie's eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth. Massie is a Kentucky Republican 1.

The White House has also pushed back. White House Counsel Will Scharf wrote to Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. He said threats meant to deter officials from public service "may cross the line into blatant criminality" 12.

Garcia said on X that Democrats "won't be intimidated by the President" 1. He told CNN that Democrats want to stop corruption and pass laws to prevent it, and that this is "our right as members of Congress" 1. House Speaker Mike Johnson said, "We've got to watch it very carefully," but added that it is too early to judge whether Democrats cross a line 1.

Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a CNN interview that "there could be" a crime to investigate if Democratic rhetoric turned threatening. Later he said Congress has oversight authority 2.

What happens next

Democrats take control in January. The Republican majority has only weeks to pass bills and confirm nominees before then 1.

That matters because oversight is how Congress checks any White House, including a Democratic one. Whether the fights ahead are about corruption or about politics, the voters who gave Democrats the majority will see the results in subpoenas, hearings and laws 12.

The Record

  1. Midterm election in which Democrats flipped both the House and the Senate 1.
  2. House vote fails to advance Rep. Thomas Massie's eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth 1.
  3. Jordan tells Fox News's Sean Hannity that Democrats will go after the whole Cabinet and the likely 2028 GOP nominee 1.
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Sources

  1. Newsweek, “Jim Jordan Says Democrats Will Target Entire Trump Cabinet, 2028 Nominee” (2026-11-12). newsweek.com/jim-jordan-says-democrats-will-target-entire-tr
  2. PBS NewsHour, “White House sends warning to Democrats about investigating the Trump administration” (2026-11-11). pbs.org/newshour/politics/white-house-sends-warning-to-democ

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