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CNN projects Raymond Smith will flip North Carolina House seat

The report adds Stephen Lynch's response to a White House warning over investigations as Democrats prepare to take House control.

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Dems flip another House seat; WH counsel warns them over investigations

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0:00CNN projects Raymond Smith will defeat Republican incumbent Greg Murphy in North Carolina's 3rd District.
1:33Alayna Treene details a White House letter warning Robert Garcia against investigations outside constitutional limits.
3:04Attorney General Todd Blanche questions congressional motives and warns committee members in a recorded interview.
4:28Suzan DelBene argues that the White House's response disregards the election's message.
8:52Stephen Lynch dismisses the warning and affirms plans for Oversight Committee hearings and subpoenas.

Democrat Raymond Smith is projected to defeat Republican incumbent Greg Murphy in North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District, CNN reports, adding another seat to the party's incoming House majority.

Smith, an Army veteran who previously served in North Carolina's state legislature, supplies the election development opening a broadcast that quickly turns to how Democrats intend to use their investigative powers.

CNN correspondent Alayna Treene details a letter from White House Counsel Will Scharf addressed to Robert Garcia, the incoming House Oversight Committee chair. The letter says congressional investigations must remain within constitutional limits and declares that the administration "will not be extorted." CNN also reports that, according to a source familiar with the matter, Garcia had not received the letter.

A recorded appearance by Attorney General Todd Blanche reinforces the administration's warning. "I would be very worried if I was a member on that committee," he says.

The broadcast then gives Democrats an opportunity to respond. Speaking with Kate Bolduan, Suzan DelBene argues that the White House's posture disregards voters' wishes. Massachusetts Representative Stephen Lynch, an Oversight Committee member, says hearings and subpoenas will proceed despite the pushback.

His answer to the warning is blunt: "Well, come at me, bro." Lynch describes oversight as a core congressional function and says Democrats intend to hold the president accountable.