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'The Right Wastes Power': Trump Demanded His Critics Be Charged

Geiger Capital says the right wastes power. Two Trump critics were indicted within three weeks of his post demanding it.

By Tommy SantosNovember 3, 2026Supporting Info (12)
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The ClaimMisleading

Geiger Capital: "The new Chairman of the House Oversight Committee… The left uses power. The right wastes it."

Geiger Capital on X, November 3, 2026, 11:08 p.m. EST · Original
The Truth

In September 2025, Trump told his attorney general to charge Comey, Schiff, and Letitia James, and Comey and James were indicted within three weeks. A federal judge threw out both cases because the prosecutor was unlawfully appointed. Garcia is promising oversight, a power the Supreme Court upheld in 1927.

The Text

"We are of opinion that the power of inquiry-with process to enforce it-is an essential and appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function."

Source: McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 (1927), Opinion of the Court. Retrieved 2026-11-04.