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Carville Warns Trump of Probes if Democrats Take Congress

Published 2 April 2026

Democratic strategist James Carville issued a sharp warning to President Donald Trump during a recent episode of his Politicon podcast, predicting that a Democratic victory in the November midterm elections would lead to extensive investigations targeting the president, his children, and their spouses.

In the podcast, recorded earlier this week, Carville addressed Trump directly, describing the anticipated political fallout as akin to "getting punched in the mouth by Mike Tyson." He outlined a post-election scenario in which Democrats, assuming control of Congress, would pursue probes into alleged financial improprieties and other matters. "The Democrats are going to investigate you to no end," Carville said. "They're going to start going after you. Then they're going to start figuring out where all the money stolen is. Then they're going to go after your stupid jackass kids and their spouses and all the other bullshit that you see, and they're going to investigate the shit out of you."

Carville also raised concerns about the administration's military actions in Iran, suggesting they bordered on war crimes. He warned that potential indictments from international courts, such as...

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