Jeffries, the likely speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, says there will be no retaliation, but there is a price for corruption.

Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is expected to become the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives following a landslide victory in the U.S. midterm elections, announced on the 4th (local time) that he would not take political revenge, but that he would definitely hold President Donald Trump and his close associates accountable for their corruption.

In an interview with MS Now, the day after the midterm elections, Representative Jeffries said, "The American people do not expect us to repay them. The cost of living is too high, so we want to achieve results on behalf of the people."

Although the official midterm election tally has not been released yet, the Democratic Party is expected to win more than 250 seats in the House of Representatives, well over the majority of 218 seats.

Representative Jeffries described this as a “surprising figure” and “an astonishing victory,” and defined it as “a surprising rebuke of MAGA (President Trump’s hard-core supporters, or America First right-wing movement) extremism.”

He also announced that he would respond sternly to allegations of President Trump, his family, and close associates using their political power to pursue private interests.

Representative Jeffries said, “Corruption comes at a cost,” and pointed out that high-ranking Republican officials, including President Trump, have focused only on increasing the wealth of themselves, their families, friends, and sponsors.

“The American people are making a clear connection between the negative impact of the policies that have been implemented over the past two years and that corruption,” he said. “So in terms of accountability issues, it will be our responsibility to pursue the facts, apply the law and act in accordance with the Constitution.”

“Whatever the outcome, we must ensure that those who do wrong are held accountable, and of course, we must ensure that Congress always works for the American people,” he said.

floor leader Jeffries' comments are interpreted as a somewhat more cautious attitude than the strong trend within the Democratic Party, such as exercising strong congressional investigative power and seeking legal responsibility for the Trump administration, although it will hold the Trump administration accountable for its corruption issues.

Representative Robert Garcia, who is likely to become the next chairman of the House Oversight Committee, sent an ultra-hardline message to the Trump administration by briefly writing on X (old Twitter) the day before, “Hire a lawyer.”

In addition, Floor Leader Jeffries selected three key issues in this election: cost of living, medical services, and the war with Iran.

He said, "This war is directly related to the price of gasoline, rain, and diesel fuel, all of which have raised prices. It is important for the president to end the war with Iran before the new Congress takes office. This was one of the messages that the American people firmly delivered last night."