President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate what he called threatening letters from Democrat leaders to administration officials, Republican donors, and others. The order came days after Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in last Tuesday’s midterm elections.

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From Breitbart:

“The Democrats are going around threatening a lot of people, including the Attorney General of the United States, and others, with Impeachment and many other forms of punishment, even though they admit they have no reason to do so, and there have been no impeachable acts committed, or even thought of, by the victims of this illegal process. This is extortion at the highest level, and they should be held accountable for this,” he wrote in a post on Truth Social.

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“The Senator from Michigan, Elissa Slotkin, is saying that she is going to go after all young people that believe in Republican Values, and that give even the slightest inclination to be a Republican. The imprisonment should be against these EXTORTIONISTS, and Republicans should get smart, fast! Threatening letters have been sent to many people, all innocent, from Democrat Political Leaders. By copy of this statement, I am ordering the Department of Justice to look into this criminal act, immediately! President DONALD J. TRUMP,” he concluded.

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Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) on Sunday said after they take control of Congress, Democrats should first impeach Trump’s cabinet members, while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said he was a “hard yes” on impeaching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, per Breitbart News.

The president’s reference to Sen. Slotkin goes back to her October 13 remarks at the University of Chicago. There she said she wants the prospect of legal trouble to make young people think twice before taking jobs in the Trump administration. Slotkin later said she was talking about prosecuting lawbreaking, not political affiliation, but critics said her words amounted to intimidating young conservatives away from public service

Other Democrats are signaling an aggressive agenda as well. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) suggested his push to pursue former Trump officials could be personal, saying that “pettiness is a thing.” The administration is not backing down. In a video released Thursday, Secretary Hegseth said, “we don’t back down,” and President Trump has vowed to preemptively pardon staffers if Democrats target them. On Sunday, Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department will keep representing executive branch officials called before Congress, as every attorney general has done. He argued that threats against donors and students go beyond legitimate oversight.

The fight is unfolding as the political landscape shifts sharply to the left. Back in July, Speaker Mike Johnson warned that Democratic Socialists pose “a serious threat to our whole system of government.” After Tuesday’s results, 14 million people in four of America’s largest cities will soon live under socialist mayors.

Let’s pray for President Trump, Attorney General Blanche, and the Justice Department as they look into these threats. May they act with integrity and follow the facts wherever they lead. Let’s pray that congressional oversight would not be turned into a weapon of political revenge. Let’s pray that no young American would be frightened away from serving his or her country because of conservative convictions. Let’s pray that every effort to intimidate officials, donors, and students would fail, that the truth would come to light, and that God would raise up leaders in both parties who fear Him more than they crave power.

What do you sense the Lord is saying about this new season in Washington? Share your prayers and scriptures in the comments.

(Excerpt from Breitbart. Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)