白宫致函警告民主党：针对特朗普政府的调查可能构成犯罪
白宫法律顾问 Will Scharf 已致函候任众议院监督委员会主席 Robert Garcia，警告民主党人对特朗普政府的调查可能构成犯罪、本身也可能被调查。路透社11月11日报道，这封信于11月9日发出、11日公开。
Scharf 在信中提醒 Garcia，宪法对国会调查与传票权设有根本限制，调查必须服务于正当的立法目的，而新一届国会的成员已经显露出越界的意图。他写道，白宫正在监视民主党议员中「滥用且反复无常的威胁」，这些威胁意在滥用立法程序、恐吓并干扰政府的合法运作。
信中说，针对行政部门官员、旨在吓阻其担任公职的威胁，或者只为滥用权力、制造恐惧而设计的程序，可能越线构成「公然犯罪」；以剥夺公民宪法权利与特权为目的发出违法传票，也可能招致进一步调查。
这封信发出之际，民主党在上周的中期选举中夺回国会两院多数，新国会将于明年1月就职，届时将对特朗普总统任期的最后两年行使监督权。Garcia 在选举夜曾在社交平台发文「请好律师」（LAWYER UP）。特朗普上周六已要求司法部调查民主党人，称其以弹劾等手段「威胁许多人」构成刑事行为；司法部长 Todd Blanche 周日在电视采访中也没有排除起诉民主党议员的可能。
Garcia 11月11日回应说，监督委员会将继续工作，不会被来自政府的毫无根据的威胁吓退。民主党人此前已表示，新一届众议院可能调查马斯克、特朗普家族的加密货币财富、特朗普的建设项目、伊朗战争以及战争部长 Pete Hegseth 的行为。
关联：候任众议院监督委员会主席 Robert Garcia 公布调查议程：首项调查指向特朗普家族生意
关联：特朗普下令司法部调查民主党人并点名参议员斯洛特金：司法部长布兰奇称监督委员会成员「应当非常担心」
（来源：路透社）
White House Warns Democrats in Letter: Probing the Trump Administration Could Amount to Criminality
White House counsel Will Scharf has written to Robert Garcia, the incoming chairman of the House Oversight Committee, warning that Democratic investigations of the Trump administration could be considered criminal and themselves worthy of investigation, Reuters reported on November 11. The letter was sent on November 9 and disclosed on November 11.
In the letter, Scharf reminded Garcia of the foundational limits the Constitution imposes on congressional investigations and subpoenas, which must further a legitimate legislative task, and said members of the new Congress had shown a clear intent to transgress them. The administration, he wrote, is "monitoring the abusive and capricious threats that are now proliferating from Democrat legislators" who seek to abuse the legislative process to intimidate and interfere with the lawful functioning of government.
Threats to executive-branch officials designed to deter them from public service, or process designed merely to abuse or instill fear, may cross the line into "blatant criminality," the letter said, and issuing unlawful subpoenas with the intention of depriving citizens of their constitutional rights and privileges may warrant further investigation.
The letter came after Democrats won majorities in both houses of Congress in last week's midterm elections; the new Congress takes power in January for the final two years of President Donald Trump's presidency. Garcia wrote "LAWYER UP" on social media on election night. Trump on Saturday ordered the Justice Department to look into Democrats, saying their threats of impeachment and other punishment amount to a criminal act, and Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday left open the possibility of prosecuting Democratic lawmakers.
Responding on November 11, Garcia said the committee would continue its work and would not be deterred by baseless threats from the administration. House Democrats have signaled possible investigations into Elon Musk, the Trump family's crypto fortune, Trump's construction projects, the war with Iran and the actions of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
（来源：路透社）
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