Democrat-led House to launch 4 investigations into Trump administration, Rep. Garcia says – NBC Los Angeles

Democrat-led House to launch 4 investigations into Trump administration, Rep. Garcia says  NBC Los Angeles

The announcement came a few hours after the former Long Beach mayor warned Trump officials to "lawyer up" in a statement. Representative Robert Garcia, a Democrat from California, during a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. President Donald Trump’s firm control of Washington showed signs of weakening Tuesday as nearly all House Republicans voted to compel the Justice Department to release its files on sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, whose earlier ties to the president have been the subject of intense scrutiny. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Robert Garcia, who is projected to win California's 42nd Congressional District, according to NBC News, will make history again in January when he becomes chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

And the investigative committee already has four plans to go after the Trump administration, Garcia announced Wednesday. In a statement released Tuesday evening, Garcia said he plans to take on "the Trump Crime Family, corporate corruption, DHS and ICE abuses, and the cover-up of the Epstein files," following a two-word warning: "Lawyer up." During a news conference held in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, the former Long Beach mayor said the Oversight Committee will be "focused like a laser" as it investigates four issues involving the Trump administration: the president's family members,