Sen. Elizabeth Warren has promised to assign a federal task force to investigate the Trump administration if she is elected president.
The Massachusetts Democrat made the pledge on Tuesday, along with promising a host of other “anti-corruption reforms, democracy reforms, campaign finance reforms.” She published an overview of her plans on her campaign website.
“On day one of my presidency, I will take aggressive steps to root out the corruption and incompetence of the Trump administration and to hold that administration accountable,” Warren’s plan says.
“Donald Trump has run the most corrupt administration in history,” Warren continues. “I will direct the Justice Department to establish a task force to investigate violations by Trump administration officials of federal bribery laws, insider trading laws, and other anti-corruption and public integrity laws, and give that task force independent authority to pursue any substantiated criminal and civil violations.”
The New York Times endorsed Warren, 70, on Sunday night. The paper also endorsed Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, 59, noting that the two represent two different visions for the Democratic Party.
Warren is sitting in third place nationally in the Democratic primary for president, with 14.8% support. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are ahead of her in national polling, according to RealClearPolitics.
