Rep. Robert Garcia of California, who will chair the House Oversight Committee in the next Congress, laid out four areas where the panel will focus its investigative efforts. The broader investigations include the Trump family’s business dealings, corporate corruption, the actions of the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. “I think the people who should be concerned first are the administration officials who have caused real harm. We are going to investigate the abuses,” Garcia said at a news conference Wednesday, singling out Stephen Miller, Corey Lewandowski, Kristi Noem and members of the Trump family. Garcia acknowledged that the Justice Department is unlikely to prosecute people who refuse to cooperate, but said House Democrats could sue in civil court. new version of the Senate map,” but said his party’s most important task is to respond to the voters’ mandate “prov[ing] We are worthy of your trust.” Previewing the party’s plans starting next year, the minority leader said, “Anytime Trump defies the will of the American people or the law, we will launch investigations, take him to court, and entangle him in legislative barbed wire.” Bis, said: “As the president has said, he is willing to work with anyone to continue achieving victories for working Americans. “If Democrats choose to pursue bogus investigations and radical leftist policies, they are choosing to work against the American people.”
