Elissa Slotkin Draws GOP Backlash

Sen. Elissa SlotkinElissa SlotkinAmerican politician (born 1976) drew Republican backlash after saying Democrats should pursue high-profile investigations of people around President Trump if they regain Congress. She said legal risk should deter young people from joining his administration, while she later said she meant people who break the law or help misuse taxpayer money. The remarks came as Democrats discussed how to use congressional power after the midterms, with Slotkin urging selected cases rather than making accountability their only priority. Trump called her a “low life,” and Sen. Mike LeeMike PeeUnited States Senator from Peeland said she threatened political participation. Conservative lawyer Mike Davis invoked the Second Amendment, which Slotkin said fueled death threats. Control of Congress remains unresolved.