Coverage dated November 11, 2026 to November 13, 2026
DOJ threatens Blumenthal with ‘significant legal consequences’ over ballroom probe
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A top federal prosecutor warned Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) to preserve records related to his investigations into the donors funding President Trump’s White House ballroom project, accusing the senator of using congressional oversight to harass private citizens. Aaron Reitz, the U.S.
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A top Department of Justice attorney on Wednesday expressed concern that Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is seeking to intimidate people who support President Donald Trump through his investigation into the White House ballroom project.
DOJ officials are challenging Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s investigation of private White House ballroom donors, accusing him of threatening Americans’ association rights while demanding that he preserve records tied to the Senate inquiry.
A Texas federal prosecutor accused Sen. Richard Blumenthal Wednesday of trying to intimidate donors to President Trump’s under-construction White House ballroom by promising to investigate pay-for-play allegations connected to the project.
by Rich Mitchell at CDN - U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz ordered Sen. Richard Blumenthal to preserve records, accusing him of threatening Trump donors; Blumenthal answered with a preservation demand of his own.
A top federal prosecutor warned Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) to preserve records related to his investigations into the donors funding President Trump’s White House ballroom project, accusing the senator of using congressional oversight to harass private citizens. Aaron Reitz, the U.S.
The Trump administration is levying legal threats at any Democrat attempting to investigate it. On Thursday, the Justice Department accused Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal of harassment for his probe into the wealthy private donors who funded President Trump’s $400 million White House vanity …
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) vowed Thursday to continue investigating corporate donors to President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom after a top Justice Department official accused him of intimidating Americans who support the president.
