Trump order on DOJ investigation of Democrats

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1. Nov 7 · Afternoon 2/10 FIRST REPORT

   Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats over 'threatening' people

   What changed President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Justice to investigate Democrats for 'threatening' people, in a post on Truth Social, Reuters and Al Jazeera reported. The post came days after Democrats won control of Congress.

   Impact The order directs a federal investigation of members of the opposition party.

   Open The articles do not specify whom the investigation covers or what conduct is at issue.

   Details and sources

   Context Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in this week's midterm elections.

   Confirmed 2 outlets 2 news organizations reported this. Confirmed means 2 or more did. Outlets that republish wire copy (AP, Reuters) can't always be told apart, so this is the most independent confirmation there could be, not a guarantee.

   • ScaleScale 1 Scale 1/2 · National How widely it reaches. 0 Local · 1 National · 2 Multinational or global.
   • HumanHuman 0 Human 0/2 · None Human impact. 0 None · 1 Disruption: displacement, outages, restrictions · 2 Lives lost or directly at risk.
   • EconEcon 0 Econ 0/2 · Negligible Economic impact. 0 Negligible · 1 A sector or a national economy · 2 Global markets or supply chains.
   • EscalationEsc 1 Escalation 1/2 · Could spread or worsen Potential to grow. 0 Contained · 1 Could spread or worsen · 2 Actively escalating.
   • ReversibilityRev 0 Reversibility 0/2 · Easily reversed How lasting the effects are. 0 Easily reversed · 1 Lasting · 2 Permanent or structural.

   Sources Al Jazeera · Reuters

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