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NEW: Donald Trump's re-election loss gives House Democrats even more opportunity to get to the bottom of questions they've been pursuing for years around the president's finances and taxes. by @LoopEmma for @Politicsinsider ($)
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Lawmakers armed with subpoena power could also turn up information that federal prosecutors might not know about as the DOJ under Biden weighs whether to pursue a criminal case against Trump, who as a former president will no longer have immunity from such matters.

But House Dems & the new administration will need to decide how to satisfy calls from the left to pursue Trump as he fades in the rearview mirror & pleas from the incoming president for the country to unite after a bitter election marked by a deadly pandemic & economic turmoil.

Mass Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a progressive member of the party who serves on two of the top committees investigating the president, told @Politicsinsider there "must be accountability" for Trump & his administration after they stonewalled congressional oversight for years.

"I fully expect the House's various investigations into the current Occupant of the White House and the actions of his Administration," Pressley said Monday in a statement to Insider.

She said those probes include "the investigations into his tax returns, campaign finance and ethics violations, obstruction of justice and election interference, and more" and added they would "proceed once Donald Trump is evicted from the White House."

Dems may also get a helping hand in their efforts once Biden's admin arrives. At that point, agencies like the IRS and Treasury that have often ignored record requests from House lawmakers over the past four years could start sending them reams of long sought-after documents.

Though there is concern about records getting trashed. "If Trumpers go scorched earth it may increase the likelihood of more intense oversight but could also decrease the amount of material we have to go on," said a Democratic aide who requested anonymity to speak freely.

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