{"id":2645498,"date":"2026-08-15T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-vows-series-of-investigations-if-democrats-win-2026-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T17:19:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T21:19:41","slug":"ro-khanna-vows-series-of-investigations-if-democrats-win-2026-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-vows-series-of-investigations-if-democrats-win-2026-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Ro Khanna vows series of investigations if Democrats win 2026 elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fro-khanna-vows-series-of-investigations-if-democrats-win-2026-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2645498&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ro Khanna, a Democratic congressman from California and a potential 2028 presidential candidate, has called for investigations into influential figures related to the 2008 financial crisis and the Iraq War, promising to subpoena, investigate, and prosecute if Democrats regain control of the House and Senate in the 2026 midterm elections. He expressed strong views on holding accountable those he sees as responsible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-faces-fight-to-stay-relevant-into-2028\/\" title=\"Newsom faces fight to stay relevant into 2028\">major national issues<\/a>, including bankers, war officials, and others he labels as powerful.Khanna also supports abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), describing it as a &#8220;cruel, rogue agency,&#8221; and advocates for targeting corporations and elites he views as exploiting or harming Americans. During a Democratic National Committee meeting in Texas, Khanna highlighted his rising influence within the party, discussed his considerations for a 2028 presidential run, and emphasized his intention to stand up to wealthy corporate interests like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Peter Thiel. He also endorsed abolishing ICE and supported reform debates within the party amid divisions. His remarks reflect his progressive stance and ambitions for higher office, with a focus on accountability and systemic change.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"5039\">Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA), a potential 2028 presidential candidate, called on Democrats to investigate bank officials from the 2008 financial crisis, leaders who started the war in Iraq, and other \u201cpowerful\u201d Americans if Democrats take back the House as a result of the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\"> 2026 midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe bankers who caused the great financial crash in 2008 \u2014 they belong in jail. The officials who led us into the Iraq War \u2014 they need investigated. The Justice Department should never have delayed the Jan. 6 cases that led Trump back into power. And so here is what I can say: When we take back the House, when we take back the Senate \u2014 we subpoena, we investigate, and we prosecute,\u201d Khanna said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4688800\/ro-khanna-vows-investigations-democrats-win\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ro Khanna vows to bring investigations if Democrats win 2026 elections amid 2028 rumors<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4687074\/haley-stevens-charms-democratic-detractors-after-primary-loss\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats realize they love Haley Stevens, just a little too late<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4687497\/non-campaign-events-rural-america-2026-elections\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Non-campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/local-road-events-bring-politicians-in-front-of-rural-small-town-america\/\" title=\"Local road events bring politicians in front of rural, small-town America\">local road events bring politicians<\/a> in front of rural, small-town, and apolitical America<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leftist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"60\">California<\/a> congressman made the comments from the podium at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\">Democratic National Committee\u2019s <\/a>meeting in Texas on Saturday. He also supported the party\u2019s policy position to abolish <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ICE\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>, a position that not everyone in the party agreed on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe hold accountable the powerful who stole from this nation, who dodged this nation, and who kill innocent people on the streets in this nation,\u201d Khanna said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His statements come as a major Republican talking point in this midterm season has been the GOP push to hold each chamber in order to resist any counter-investigations from Democrats. House Majority Leader Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4627106\/mike-johnson-trump-allies-target-democrats-win-november\/\">spoke to this concern<\/a> in June at the Faith &#038; Freedom Coalition\u2019s Road to Majority Conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey will turn every committee of\u00a0Congress\u00a0into an investigative body, and they\u2019ll go after the president\u2019s family, the Cabinet, his donors, and friends,\u201d Johnson <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4627106\/mike-johnson-trump-allies-target-democrats-win-november\/\">said<\/a> of Democrats. \u201cHalf of you in this room will be targeted.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khanna, who is at the helm of the more progressive wing of the Democratic Party, has elevated his name in the Democratic caucus under the Trump administration by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4453546\/khanna-names-six-men-redacted-epstein-files\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4453546\/khanna-names-six-men-redacted-epstein-files\/\">pushing for the release of the Epstein files <\/a>along with Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"17668\">Thomas Massie <\/a>(R-KY). Khanna has also boosted his political weight by endorsing candidates in key midterm races this year as eyes a 2028 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"8767\">White House<\/a> run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khanna<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/08\/12\/nx-s1-5887591\/ro-khanna-democrats-2028-election\"> told NPR<\/a> this week that he is \u201cthinking seriously\u201d about a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\">presidential bid in 2028<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese folks would have been the conquerors in a different era. They kind of think of themselves as above you and I,\u201d Khanna told the outlet, referring to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1412\">Elon Musk<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-zuckerberg\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"312\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/peter-thiel\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"3293\">Peter Thiel<\/a>. \u201cAnd when I\u2019m actually most inclined to run, I think, \u2018I know these people.\u2019 I understand the economic future, and I will have the guts to stand up to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4685985\/democratic-national-committee-first-2028-presidential-primary-south-carolina\/\">DNC APPROVES 2028 PRIMARY SCHEDULE, GIVES SOUTH CAROLINA THE FIRST SPOT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khanna backed the idea of abolishing ICE from the podium on Saturday, as the committee stood divided on whether to support the policy position of ICE abolition or reform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I say we stand with workers, that includes our friends and neighbors who prepare our food, build our homes, and care for our children. That is why we must abolish ICE. It is a cruel, rogue agency,\u201d Khanna said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ro Khanna urges Dems to investigate 2008 bankers, Iraq leaders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2645499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26192670872469_1208be-e1785304465276.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42974,8327,5894,32530],"class_list":["post-2645498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2026-elections","tag-investigations","tag-politics","tag-ro-khanna"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26192670872469_1208be-e1785304465276.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2645498"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2645502,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645498\/revisions\/2645502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2645499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2645498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}