Democrats aren’t hiding their playbook anymore. They’re out there, loud and proud, vowing to unleash a storm of prosecutions on Republicans the second they claw back power. And to make sure no pesky Supreme Court gets in the way, they’re dusting off that old court-packing scheme to stack the bench with their ideological cronies. This isn’t some fever dream—it’s straight from the mouths of their big shots like Hakeem Jeffries and Jamie Raskin, who’ve been flapping their gums about “accountability” since late 2025. But let’s cut through the bluster: Their accusations are as flimsy as a Biden press conference, the prosecutions they’re dreaming up are political hit jobs, and the odds of pulling this off? Slimmer than their chances in the 2026 midterms if America stays focused.
The Accusations: Labeling Patriots as Traitors
Democrats have been building their case against Republicans for years, but it’s ramped up since Trump steamrolled back into the White House on January 20, 2025. The core beef? They paint the entire Trump orbit as “authoritarians” hell-bent on destroying democracy. Take Operation Metro Surge, that December 2025 ICE crackdown in the Twin Cities that rounded up over 1,200 criminal aliens in its first month. Democrats scream it’s a human rights nightmare, accusing agents of excessive force and civil liberties violations. Then there’s the Greenland push—Trump’s late 2025 envoy talks and tariff threats on Denmark, which they call imperial overreach, ignoring the Arctic resource goldmine and Russian saber-rattling up there.
Broader strokes: They hurl “treason” at anyone tied to January 6, 2021, even though the FBI’s own tallies show just 1,488 arrests by January 2026, with most being misdemeanors. Trump’s pardons? Over 140 by mid-January 2026, including folks like Steve Bannon and Paul Manafort—they call that obstruction of justice. Elon Musk gets dragged in too, accused of “crimes every day” for backing free speech on X and cozying up to the admin. And don’t forget the “weaponization” of the DOJ under Pam Bondi, who’s greenlit probes into 2020 election shenanigans and Biden-era scandals, with over a dozen indictments by early 2026. Democrats flip the script, claiming it’s all revenge, while plotting their own.
These aren’t fresh gripes—they’re recycled from the 2024 campaign trail, amped up post-election. A January 2026 poll showed 52% of Democrats believe Trump’s team committed impeachable offenses in his first 100 days, but that’s party-line noise; independents clock in at just 28%.
The Prosecution Pipe Dream: Tribunals and Witch Hunts
If Democrats snag the trifecta in 2028—White House, House, Senate—they’re salivating over hauling Republicans before kangaroo courts. Hakeem Jeffries, that House Minority Leader with the perpetual scowl, dropped it in September 2025: “Donald Trump and this toxic administration will be long gone, but there will still be accountability to be had.” Translation? Indictments for Trump, his cabinet, ICE brass, even Musk. Jamie Raskin echoed it in April 2025, warning they won’t “look kindly upon people who facilitated authoritarianism.” By October 2025, Raskin was promising the Trump DOJ “will be held to account.”
They mean it https://t.co/jtKpvYbakR
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 17, 2026
What charges? Start with “seditious conspiracy” for anyone questioning 2020 or backing January 6 probes—never mind the Supreme Court’s Fischer ruling in June 2024 narrowed that to just 27 convictions out of hundreds. Immigration enforcement? They’d push civil rights violations under 18 U.S.C. 242, claiming Metro Surge’s 3,000 agents in December 2025 led to unlawful detentions. Greenland? Economic coercion as a RICO stretch. And Trump’s pardons? They’d revive obstruction claims, ignoring the Constitution’s blanket pardon power.
Podcaster Jennifer Welch laid it bare in a January 2026 rant: “We’re gonna uncover every document, every phone call… We will be relentless.” Jim Acosta piled on, demanding court-packing to “hold Trump accountable for his crimes.” It’s a full-spectrum assault—federal probes, state AGs like Letitia James in New York dusting off old cases, even congressional tribunals. They’d target over 50 Trump officials, per whispers in Democrat circles, aiming for “true reconciliation” through ruin.
Packing the Court: The Nuclear Option to Seal the Deal
To bulletproof these prosecutions, Democrats need a compliant Supreme Court. Enter court-packing: Bumping the bench from 9 to 13 justices, as James Carville crowed in November 2025. “A Democrat is going to be elected in 2028… They’re going to recommend that the number go from nine to 13.” Eric Holder chimed in that same month: “What are we going to do about the Supreme Court?” It’s about nuking the filibuster— that 60-vote Senate hurdle—on day one, then ramming through reforms.
Why? The Court’s 6-3 conservative tilt, solidified by Trump’s three picks (Gorsuch in 2017, Kavanaugh in 2018, Barrett in 2020), has shredded Democrat dreams. July 2024’s immunity ruling gave presidents leeway on official acts, torpedoing cases against Trump. Packing adds four liberal justices, flipping the balance to 7-6 leftward, overturning immunity, greenlighting prosecutions, and blessing radical policies like DC and Puerto Rico statehood for four more Democrat senators.
They’ve tried before: In May 2023, Senators Ed Markey and Tina Smith pushed the Judiciary Act to add four seats, but it fizzled. A February 2025 constitutional amendment by Ted Cruz to lock at nine stalled in the GOP Senate. Carville’s blueprint: Win 2028, form a “blue ribbon panel,” pass the expansion, sign it. Add states for permanent Senate control. Boom—Republicans sidelined forever.
Likelihood of Success: A Long Shot in a Red Wave World
Dream on, Democrats. Pulling this off requires a 2028 sweep, but polls ain’t kind. A December 2025 survey pegged Democrat midterm gains at slim—net four Senate seats needed for control, but they’re defending 23 seats in 2026 versus GOP’s 10. Trump’s approval hovers at 54% in January 2026, buoyed by economic wins like 3.2% GDP growth in Q4 2025.
Court-packing? Public opposition runs 58% in a January 2026 poll, even among 42% of Democrats. Nuking the filibuster? Only 39% support. Legal hurdles: The Constitution lets Congress set court size (last at nine since 1869), but a packed bench could face legitimacy crises, sparking state defiance or amendment pushes.
Prosecutions? Immunity holds unless overturned, and statutes of limitations—five years for most federals—expire on early Trump acts by 2030. Political blowback: 62% of voters in a November 2025 poll call such moves “revenge,” tanking Democrat brands.
Bottom line: This is desperation from a party that’s lost the plot. America’s not buying their authoritarian remix. Stay vigilant, vote red, and watch these schemes crumble like the Biden agenda did.