US attorney demands Senator Blumenthal preserve White House ballroom probe records

A United States attorney with the Department of Justice has demanded that Senator Richard Blumenthal preserve all records related to his investigation into private donations for the White House ballroom. UPI reported that the demand was issued on November 12. As FTMQ News reported earlier, a top Department of Justice attorney accused the Connecticut Democrat of using the Senate probe to threaten supporters of President Donald Trump. [1][3]

According to UPI, the Justice Department attorney accused Blumenthal of threatening American citizens simply for associating with Trump and other public officials. The probe focuses on potential conflicts of interest stemming from the administration's push to secure private donations for constructing the ballroom. [1]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, Blumenthal has been investigating donations intended for a planned $400 million privately funded White House ballroom. President Trump recently appointed Craig Trainor as the new chief of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. [3]

As FTMQ News also reported earlier, President Trump previously ordered the Department of Justice to investigate Democratic leaders following Democratic wins in the midterm elections. Attorney General Todd Blanche expressed support for that directive, which singled out Democratic Representative Elissa Slotkin alongside other party figures. [4]