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# House Democrats demand Trump preserve his Grok chats after reports he consulted it on Venezuela

Reps. Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin sent a letter seeking a briefing on the President's use of AI.

Leaked on 06 November 2026

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Reps. Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin, the top Democrats on the House Oversight and Judiciary committees, called on President Trump to preserve his conversations with AI chatbots after reports that he sought advice from Elon Musk's Grok about US military actions in Venezuela, their office said. unusual\_whales (@unusual\_whales) reported the planned probe on X on November 6.

> **unusual\_whales** @unusual\_whales
>
> BREAKING: The House is laying the groundwork to investigate Trump's use of Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, to plan the military operation and capture of Maduro, per WaPo
>
> 14,500 likes · 1,071 reposts · counts as of 09 Nov 2026, 12:49 UTC
>
> — unusual\_whales (@unusual\_whales) [November 6, 2026](https://twitter.com/unusual_whales/status/2118756295939600394)

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The letter also requests a briefing on the President's use of AI and the White House's policies for preserving AI prompts and responses as presidential records, according to the Oversight Democrats release. The [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16271741/democrats-probe-trump-musk-grok.html) also reported the planned investigation.

The lawmakers published the letter themselves. The White [House](https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-members-robert-garcia-and-jamie-raskin-demand-white-house-preserve-trumps-ai-chatbot-conversations-after-reports-he-consulted-elon-musks-grok-on-venezuela-military-operation) has not confirmed the reports about Grok use.

## What we know

* Garcia and Raskin asked Trump to preserve AI chatbot conversations.
* They requested a briefing on AI record-keeping.

## What we don't know

* Whether the White House will respond.
* How Grok was used, if at all.

## What would confirm it

A White House response or records disclosure.

## Sources

* [Original X post by @unusual\_whales](https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/2118756295939600394)
* [Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin Demand White House Preserve Trump’s AI Chatbot Conversations After Reports He Consulted Elon Musk’s Grok on Venezuela Military Operation | The U.S. House](https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-members-robert-garcia-and-jamie-raskin-demand-white-house-preserve-trumps-ai-chatbot-conversations-after-reports-he-consulted-elon-musks-grok-on-venezuela-military-operation)
* [Democrats set to launch big tech probe into Trump's secret robot sessions with Elon Musk | Daily Mail Online](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16271741/democrats-probe-trump-musk-grok.html)

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## What happened later

The lawmakers published the letter themselves. The White House has not confirmed the reports about Grok use.

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