# White House Threatens Congress, Saying Aggressive Investigations Could Be Crime > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1103410 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 3 outlets covering · First listed: New York Times, Nov 11, 2026, 10:15 AM · Read it: As Democrats prepared to begin oversight inquiries, it was not clear what legal basis could support the threat. The Constitution grants lawmakers immunity for legislative acts. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 8:39 AM: [White House pushes back on Democrats, saying investigations could ‘cross the line’ into crime]() — The Hill (Newspaper, United States) The White House has floated that it may seek to investigate the investigators in the incoming Congress, writing Monday in a letter to Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that their probes “may cross the line into blatant criminality.” The letter showcases the Trump administration’s aggressive stance toward coming investigations from congressional… - Nov 11, 2026, 10:00 AM: [White House readies aggressive fight against planned investigations by Congress]() — Washington Post (Newspaper, United States) Beefed-up legal staffing, resisting subpoenas and threats to investigate the Democratic investigators are all part of a Trump administration strategy taking shape. - Nov 11, 2026, 10:15 AM: [White House Threatens Congress, Saying Aggressive Investigations Could Be Crime]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States) As Democrats prepared to begin oversight inquiries, it was not clear what legal basis could support the threat. The Constitution grants lawmakers immunity for legislative acts.