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Legal scholar Jonathan Turley warned on Wednesday night that the Democrats' midterm victory could quickly turn into buyer's remorse for voters, predicting the party will turn to impeachment pushes and congressional investigations once its economic promises stall.
Turley, a law professor at George Washington University and a Fox News contributor, appeared on Sean Hannity's show on Wednesday and said voters will soon realize the Democrats offered no real solutions for the problems they campaigned on. "People are gonna realize they didn't offer any actual, constructive ideas about how to improve the economy," he said.
He predicted the party's left wing would drive the agenda in the new Congress. "[DSA wing] will have oversize power in Congress. THIS WILL BE A TRAINWRECK…they don't have the votes to move these reforms. That's the reason they'll turn to investigations and impeachments," he said.
Turley has written on his blog that within minutes of the Democrats retaking power in the House of Representatives, Representative Robert Garcia of California, who is expected to chair the House Oversight Committee, posted a two-word message: "Lawyer up." Far-left politicians and pundits immediately demanded a spasm of investigations and impeachments as soon as they assume control of both houses, he wrote.
He argued the conditions in Congress make investigations the likely offering. Despite the large margin the Democrats secured in the House, it is not enough to overcome a presidential veto, which requires two-thirds of both houses, and impeachment also requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate for conviction — so investigations will be a delivery item to offer the base as proof of action in the deadlocked conditions that will unfold on the Hill.
The warning comes after Democrats won control of both houses of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections, campaigning heavily on affordability and the cost of living. The Associated Press declared that Democrats won the Senate by at least 51-49, flipping six Republican seats, and the networks projected a House takeover. "This midterm is a huge setback for the right, but don't discount the left's ability to completely blow it," Turley wrote.