Democrats’ promised Trump probes threaten to sweep up Mideast allies
Key US allies could be caught in the crosshairs as Democrats plan extensive investigations into President Donald Trump’s policies and business dealings should they win in November.
The prospect of a so-called blue wave in next month’s midterm elections could put key US allies in the Middle East in an uncomfortable position as Democrats pursue investigations that have been blocked in a Republican-held Congress.
While Democrats only have an 18% chance of taking the Senate, their likelihood of sweeping the House currently stands at 78%, according to polling aggregator FiveThirtyEight. And they’ve made no secret about their intent to issue dozens of subpoena requests targeting the Donald Trump administration.
To date, Republicans on the highly politicized House Oversight Committee have blocked at least 64 subpoena requests, many of which implicate major US allies like Saudi Arabia, Israel and Turkey.
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