Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin was caught on undercover video outlining plans for high-profile investigations into President Donald Trump’s administration if Democrats regain control of Congress in November, including a list of alleged corruption cases that congressional committees would pursue beginning in January.
The video, obtained by Townhall, was recorded Thursday while Slotkin was campaigning in Michigan for Democratic congressional candidate Sean McCann. It shows the senator discussing what she called “signature cases” intended to hold Trump administration officials accountable for alleged wrongdoing.
The exchange began when an individual approached Slotkin and expressed concern that Democrats might be insufficiently aggressive if they win the midterms. “I’m worried that we’re going to be too nice,” the person said, before asking, “What are we going to do to hold the Trump regime and its collaborators responsible? I’m talking prosecutions.”
Slotkin responded, “I’m with you.”
“Assuming we win both houses, even if we just win one, we’ll come up—we have a list of, like, the ‘signature cases.’ So the things where it’s, like, so egregious, such a violation of law, such a corruption case, like—and we will have, in every committee, there will be the ‘signature cases’ that we—where we hold people accountable.”
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Slotkin, a former member of the CIA, compared the strategy to efforts in Hungary, where she said the country had “just got rid of their authoritarian leader after 16 years.” She said officials there had focused on recognizable examples of corruption, an approach she suggested Democrats could adopt.
Among the examples she identified were the Trump administration’s White House ballroom project, renovations to a reflecting pool on the National Mall, and “$200 million in, you know, from the Defense Department.”
“So that’s what you’ll see basically in January,” Slotkin concluded.
The recording follows comments Slotkin made earlier this month at the University of Chicago, where she advocated pursuing investigations into Trump administration officials and suggested that the possibility of prosecution could discourage young Americans from accepting jobs in the administration, explained Townhall. She has previously been touting unhinged conspiracy theories about the Trump administration, “warning” that the president could “manufacture” a crisis of some kind.
“I want to look at these signature cases and not just focus on the president, but on the people who enabled him,” Slotkin said during the earlier discussion.
Republicans accused Slotkin of threatening political opponents with prosecution, while the senator dismissed the criticism as “manufactured outrage” and insisted that her proposals concerned legitimate investigations into corruption and misuse of taxpayer funds.
The controversy comes amid renewed scrutiny of Democrats’ previous use of federal investigative powers. Recently disclosed records concerning former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigations revealed that federal authorities collected information involving Trump’s family members, attorneys, and political advisers during the Biden administration. Republicans have cited those disclosures as evidence of politically motivated investigations.
Slotkin, who cultivated a moderate image during her successful 2024 Senate campaign, has increasingly adopted confrontational rhetoric toward Trump. In July, she warned that the SAVE America Act, which would impose additional citizenship-verification requirements for federal elections, could make it difficult for Democrats to win elections.
Although Congress has broad investigative authority, lawmakers cannot independently initiate criminal prosecutions. Slotkin has maintained that her proposed investigations would target genuine legal violations rather than political disagreements.
Nevertheless, her repeated emphasis on selecting high-profile cases and pursuing officials beyond Trump himself has intensified concerns that Democrats intend to use congressional power against political opponents.
With the midterms approaching, the recording offers another glimpse of the Democrats’ potential agenda if they regain control of Congress. For Slotkin, that agenda includes investigating not only Trump but also the people who serve in his administration.
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