司法部长托德·布兰奇周日拒绝排除起诉那些表示将调查特朗普官员的民主党议员的可能性，此前一天，特朗普总统下令司法部调查议员。
Attorney General Todd Blanche refused Sunday to rule out prosecuting Democratic lawmakers who say they'll investigate Trump officials, a day after President Trump ordered the Justice Department to probe lawmakers.
为何重要：这场对峙威胁着关于权力分立的宪法危机：特朗普正在命令检察官去追究议员，可能是为了阻碍国会对行政部门进行问责的权力。
Why it matters: The confrontation threatens a constitutional crisis over the separation of powers: Trump is ordering prosecutors to go after lawmakers in a potential effort to hamper Congress' power to hold the executive branch accountable.
新闻背景：周六，特朗普在Truth Social上发帖指责民主党人以调查和弹劾威胁政府官员和共和党捐款人。
Driving the news: Truth Social post Saturday, Trump accused Democrats of threatening administration officials and Republican donors with investigations and impeachment.
- “这是最高级别的敲诈勒索，他们应该为此承担责任，”特朗普写道。
• "This is extortion at the highest level, and they should be held accountable for this," Trump wrote.
- 他特别点名参议员埃莉莎·斯洛特金（民主党-密歇根州），指控她威胁持有共和党观点的年轻人。
• He singled out Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), accusing her of threatening young people who hold Republican views.
- “这些敲诈勒索者应该被监禁，”特朗普写道。
• "The imprisonment should be against these EXTORTIONISTS," Trump wrote.
- “通过这份声明的副本，我命令司法部立即调查这一刑事行为！”他补充道。
• "By copy of this statement, I am ordering the Department of Justice to look into this criminal act, immediately!" he added.
最新进展：在CNN的《国家面对面》节目中，布兰奇承认国会拥有宪法赋予的监督权，但认为民主党人的言论已经越界。
The latest: On CNN's "State of the Union," Blanche acknowledged Congress' constitutional oversight authority but argued that Democrats' rhetoric had crossed a line.
- 当被问及司法部是否会调查民主党议员时，布兰奇既未指出具体的刑事法规，也未确认调查是否已经开始。
• Asked whether DOJ would investigate Democratic lawmakers, Blanche did not identify a criminal statute or confirm that an investigation had begun.
- 当被问及议员是否可能面临监禁时，布兰奇表示这取决于他们犯了什么罪。
• Asked whether lawmakers could face imprisonment, Blanche said it depended on what crimes they had committed.
- 在福克斯新闻频道上，他说是否提起刑事指控取决于民主党人说了什么。
• On Fox News, he said the possibility of criminal charges depended on what Democrats had said.
- 白宫和司法部尚未回应置评请求。
• The White House and Justice Department have not responded to requests for comment.
各方观点：布兰奇特别点名了即将担任众议院监督委员会主席的罗伯特·加西亚（民主党-加利福尼亚州），后者曾警告包括即将担任白宫幕僚长的斯蒂芬·米勒在内的官员“找律师。”
What they're saying: Blanche singled out incoming House Oversight Committee Chair Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), who warned officials, including incoming White House chief of staff Stephen Miller, to "lawyer up." • "I would be very worried if I was a member on that committee," Blanche told CNN.
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“如果我是那个委员会的成员，我会非常担心，”布兰奇对CNN说。
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他还表示，该部门将为面临国会调查的政府官员提供法律辩护，包括即将出任白宫幕僚长的斯蒂芬·米勒。
• He also said the department would provide legal defense for administration officials facing congressional scrutiny, including incoming White House chief of staff Stephen Miller. The other side:
另一方：加西亚指责布兰奇试图恐吓国会，并表示民主党不会退让。
Garcia accused Blanche of trying to intimidate Congress and said Democrats would not back down.
- “他们可以随心所欲地来对付我们。我们不会被吓倒，”加西亚告诉CNN。
• "They can come after us however they want. We're not going to be intimidated," Garcia told CNN.
- 加西亚表示，他的委员会将追究涉及特朗普政府、其家人和企业盟友的所谓不法行为。
• Garcia said his committee would pursue alleged wrongdoing involving Trump's administration, family and corporate allies. Flashback:
回顾： 2月，联邦大陪审团驳回了司法部试图起诉斯洛特金和另外五名民主党议员的企图，原因是他们在一段视频中敦促服役人员拒绝非法军事命令。
In February, a federal grand jury rejected DOJ's attempt to indict Slotkin and five other Democratic lawmakers over a video urging service members to refuse unlawful military orders. What's next:
接下来：目前尚不清楚司法部是否已针对特朗普的指令开展调查，可能会审查哪些议员，或者认为哪些行为可能构成犯罪。
It remains unclear whether DOJ has opened an investigation in response to Trump's order, which lawmakers it might examine or what conduct it believes could constitute a crime.