Overview
- The Washington Post report, echoed by HuffPost, says White House lawyers have held private sessions to coach political appointees on handling a Democratic-led Congress.
- Staff were urged to be careful about what they put in writing and to answer congressional requests in a timely way, according to accounts relayed from those briefings.
- Ex-White House aide Sarah Matthews said Republicans “see the writing on the wall” and warned Democrats could flip one or both chambers in November.
- Matthews argued Democratic control would bring aggressive oversight of the Trump administration and she pointed to alleged corruption, the handling of Jeffrey Epstein files, and the killings of Renee Goode and Alex Pretti as likely targets, which remain her assertions rather than confirmed probes.
- She cited a new Washington Post–ABC News–Ipsos poll showing 62% disapproval for Trump as context for potential losses and added that accountability could extend after he leaves office because statutes of limitations may still run.