Hidden Camera: Slotkin Says Dems Have 'Signature Cases' Ready

Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin told a person filming her with a hidden camera that Democrats have a list of “signature cases” ready to pursue through congressional committees if they win control of the House or the Senate on Tuesday, according to an undercover video published by Townhall.

Townhall reported that the footage was recorded Thursday, Oct. 29, while Slotkin was campaigning in Michigan for Democratic congressional candidate Sean McCann. The outlet said a camera error caused an incorrect timestamp to appear on the video.

UNDERCOVER: ELISSA SLOTKIN LAYS OUT DEMOCRATS' LAWFARE PLAN IF THEY WIN THE MAJORITY!

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In the clip, according to Townhall’s transcript, the person filming tells Slotkin, “I’m worried that we’re going to be too nice,” and asks what Democrats will do “to hold the Trump regime and its collaborators responsible,” adding, “I’m talking prosecutions.”

“I’m with you,” Slotkin replies, according to the video. “So basically, assuming we win both houses, even if we just win one, we’ll come up– we have a list of, like, the ‘signature cases.'” She went on to describe them as matters that are “so egregious, such a violation of law, such a corruption case,” and said “in every committee, there will be the ‘signature cases'” where Democrats “hold people accountable,” Townhall reported.

Hungary as the model

Slotkin said in the video that she recently traveled to Budapest because Hungary “just got rid of their authoritarian leader after 16 years,” and that she asked officials there how they handled years of alleged corruption, according to Townhall. “We don’t have that much, but we have so much,” she said, adding that Hungarian officials used the same “signature cases” approach.

Asked which cases voters might see, Slotkin named the ballroom project in the White House East Wing, the reflecting pool renovation on the National Mall, “or $200 million in, you know, from the Defense Department,” according to the Townhall video. “So that’s what you’ll see basically in January,” she said.

Legal Insurrection, which republished the exchange, described the remarks as a preview of Democrats’ post-midterm plans. Townhall’s post of the video on X had drawn more than 1.4 million views as of Sunday morning, according to X’s public metrics.

Not the first time

The hidden-camera remarks echo comments Slotkin made publicly earlier this month. Fox News reported that at an Oct. 13 University of Chicago event, Slotkin said she wants to pursue “signature cases” against people who “enabled” President Donald Trump and wants young people to see working for the administration as “buying myself a ton of problems.” “I want that deterrence message,” she said at the time, according to Fox News.

After that clip drew criticism, Slotkin called the backlash “manufactured outrage” in television interviews and said she had no intention of targeting anyone solely for political affiliation, Fox News reported. “If you are violating the law, then you should be held accountable,” she told CNN, according to Fox News.

Republicans have argued that comments like these show Democrats intend to use committee gavels for political payback rather than oversight. Slotkin had not publicly addressed the new footage as of Saturday morning, according to Conservative Daily News.

Control of both chambers of Congress is on the ballot Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Sources

• Townhall: Undercover video of Elissa Slotkin
• Townhall on X
• Legal Insurrection
• Fox News: Slotkin’s Oct. 13 remarks
• Fox News: Slotkin calls backlash “manufactured”
• Conservative Daily News

Reporting by Daily Beltway.