Top federal prosecutor threatens payback for investigations into whether Trump’s $400 million ballroom donors are getting anything in return from the administration

A top federal prosecutor appointed by Donald Trump is threatening “significant legal consequences” over a senator’s investigation into the president’s White House ballroom — and whether donors are getting anything from the government in return.

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling the threat against him “just the latest in a series of unlawful actions” from the Trump administration in its attempts to “intimidate” members of Congress, with investigations into the president and his allies expected to accelerate after midterm elections victories.

“Your implied threat of an investigation is baseless,” Blumenthal fired back in his letter to U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz. “I will not be intimidated.”

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[–] 71 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Now we know where we need to focus oversight!

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  • [–] 27 points 1 day ago

    Seriously. How more obvious can they possibly be? Aren't they the ones often repeating the "If you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to worry about" mantra when it comes to things like police overreach and surveillance? For fuck's sake.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    To quote John Goodman: "Shut the fuck up Donny!"

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  • [–] 26 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    Congressional oversight is a duty specified in Article I of the US Constitution, but perhaps the US Attorney from South Texas is unfamiliar with the document, perhaps he is also confused regarding his jurisdiction.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    the administration that investigates and prosecutes every opponent for continuing to breathe suddenly doesn't like investigations

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  • [–] 20 points 1 day ago* (4 children)

    A prosecutor threatening legal action needs to be taken seriously. And doing it for political reasons should be grounds for immediate termination in any sane world

    … and I so hope we’re getting back to a sane world

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    Also if their name isn't Ned.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Fixed. I don’t understand where some of autocorrect’s quirks come from. I do not know any Ned’s and have never intentionally written about one…… and it added the added apostrophe again?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    well great now my comment looks incredibly weird lol

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago

    Yeah, sorry. I should have put an edit note to be clear, but I was hoping my edit was soon enough. Now going back to add it would just be weird.

    Ok here’s a weirdness freebie so you can pay me back …..

    My glasses have these little magnetic dots to hold “click on” sunglasses or driving glasses. They’re very convenient, when I can find the shades. But more recently I’ve been wondering what people think……. Sure enough, I recently got asked if they were pervert glasses. Nope, “nerd glasses”

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  • [–] 16 points 1 day ago

    What is it MAGA like to say? “If you don’t have anything to hide…”

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  • [–] 11 points 1 day ago

    I threaten you with legal consequences if you investigate our illegal activities!!!!!

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  • [–] 11 points 1 day ago

    Top federal prosecutor threatens payback for investigations into whether Trump’s $400 million ballroom donors are getting anything in return from the administration

    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks"

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  • [–] 10 points 1 day ago

    Damn, now you know where they think their vulnerabilities are. This should be the top priority.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago

    Let's make a deal your get the ballroom if we get Medicare 4 all!

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago

    Nothing says someone is innocent like getting way butthurt over a simple inquiry into what you are up to...

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago

    Significant consequences, eh

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago

    Why does he remind me of a small child threatening that his imaginary friend will do bad things to you if youbpunish him

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  • [–] 2 points 3 hours ago

    I don't know why he's mad, the right thing to do next president is going to be to demo everything he's ever made or repurpose/retrofit it as like a wing that supports only DEI and humanitarian programs permanently.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    Lock up the whole of the doj and the dhs. Criminal organizations.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    Authoritarians don't like oversight or checks and balances.

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