# The new Congress must hold Trump accountable | Claire Finkelstein

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-new-congress-must-hold-trump-accountable-claire-finkelstein/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:00:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T02:36:41+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/04/democrats-congress-trump
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Democrats won both houses in the midterms.
- The author urges sustained investigations into Trump’s administration.
- Enforcing subpoenas could strengthen Congress’s oversight role.

## Summary

The article argues that Democrats’ victories in both houses of Congress give them a chance to scrutinise Donald Trump’s actions and reinforce Congress’s role as a check on the presidency. It says that sustained investigations, including a possible impeachment inquiry, may achieve more than pursuing legislation that could be blocked by political divisions, a Senate filibuster or presidential vetoes.

The author points to two earlier impeachments as lessons: key witnesses were not compelled to testify in the first, while the Senate called none in the second. She argues that Congress should pursue subpoenas and their enforcement even if doing so takes time, to improve transparency and secure accountability. The article cites polling in which 53% of respondents said they believed Trump was corrupt, alongside voter concern about prices and the economy.

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