Michigan Democrat Sen. Elissa Slotkin was recorded in an undercover video laying out a concrete plan for what Democrats intend to do if they regain a congressional majority in the midterms, describing preselected “signature cases” of alleged corruption that they would pursue in every committee starting in January.
The clip, obtained by Townhall and posted Friday on the outlet’s X account, was filmed Thursday at a Michigan campaign event where Slotkin was appearing in support of congressional candidate Sean McCann.
During the exchange, an undercover reporter expressed concern that Democrats might be “too nice” and pressed Slotkin on prosecutions against the Trump administration and its allies.
Slotkin responded that she was “with you” and outlined the plan.
“We have a list of, like, the ‘signature cases.’ So the things where it’s, like, so egregious, such a violation of law, such a corruption case… and we will have, in every committee, there will be the ‘signature cases’ where we hold people accountable.”
Slotkin added that these would be the matters “that people identify with.”
The senator specifically named the White House ballroom project in the East Wing, the reflecting pool renovation on the National Mall, and “$200 million in, you know, from the Defense Department” as examples.
“So that’s what you’ll see basically in January.”
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“We have a list of, like, the ‘signature cases.’ So the things where it’s, like, so egregious, such a violation of law, such a corruption case… in every committee, there will be the ‘signature cases’ where we hold people accountable.”
“I just went to Hungary. I went over to Budapest because they just got rid of their authoritarian leader after 16 years. And I’m like, how did you handle 16 years of corruption? We don’t have that much, but we have so much.”
She named the targets: the White House ballroom, the reflecting pool renovation, “$200 million from the Defense Department.”
“So that’s what you’ll see basically in January.”
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 30, 2026
During the same conversation, Slotkin also referenced a recent trip to Budapest.
“I just went to Hungary. I went over to Budapest because they just got rid of their authoritarian leader after 16 years. And I’m like, how did you handle 16 years of corruption? We don’t have that much, but we have so much.”
The remarks align with public comments that she has made in recent weeks.
In a September speech at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, she discussed lessons from Hungary’s political shift away from Viktor Orbán and described Trump as on track to be “the most successful corrupt leader in the world’s history,” citing family wealth gains and projects such as a golden ballroom.
Slotkin, a former CIA officer and first-term senator, has repeatedly framed administration projects and spending as “corruption.”
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship. https://t.co/N8lW0EpQ7r
— Sen. Elissa Slotkin (@SenatorSlotkin) November 18, 2025
Earlier this year, she joined other Democrat lawmakers in a video reminding service members of their duty to refuse illegal orders. The Trump Justice Department later opened an inquiry into the matter, but it did not result in charges.
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