Family wealth, Epstein, ‘vanity projects’: How Democrats plan to investigate Trump after midterms

Throughout President Donald Trump’s second term, Democratic lawmakers in the Republican-controlled Congress have been frustrated in their efforts to investigate what they see as rampant corruption and abuse of power in the White House. That will change if, as polls suggest, the Democratic Party wins one or both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections, securing broad powers to launch probes and hold hearings into the conduct of administration officials. Live coverageVoters head to the polls for election that could upend Trump presidency Democrats have long pointed to multiple ethical concerns and conflicts of interest during Trump’s second term, in which the personal wealth of the president and his family has ballooned. In the run-up to the November vote, senior Democrats have made no secret of their plans to go after the Trump administration’s policies, the conduct of its personnel, and ties between government officials and private corporations that have sought to wield influence with the White House. A Democratic majority in either the House or the Senate would be armed with control of committees, bigger budgets and staff, and subpoena powers that could compel the Trum...