# Sen. Blumenthal says federal prosecutor attempting to investigate him for conducting an inquiry

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sen-blumenthal-says-federal-prosecutor-attempting-to-investigate-him-for-conducting-an-inquiry/
- Published: 2026-11-12T22:29:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T23:34:31+00:00
- Original publisher: PBS NewsHour (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/sen-blumenthal-says-federal-prosecutor-attempting-to-investigate-him-for-conducting-an-inquiry
- Topics: Government, Politics

## Key points

- Blumenthal says a federal prosecutor is investigating his congressional inquiry.
- His inquiry concerns companies’ donations to Trump-backed projects.
- He has asked the prosecutor to preserve related records.

## Summary

Sen. Richard Blumenthal says a US attorney has notified him that he is being investigated for conducting a congressional inquiry. The Connecticut Democrat calls the implied investigation baseless and says he will not be intimidated, raising questions about how the administration and federal prosecutors may respond to congressional scrutiny.

Blumenthal’s inquiry concerns the circumstances in which companies donated millions of dollars to projects supported by President Donald Trump. He wrote to US Attorney Aaron Reitz, asking him to preserve related correspondence with the White House and senior Justice Department officials. The development follows Attorney General Todd Blanche’s warning that Democrats should not threaten companies or the administration with investigations; Reitz’s office was asked for comment.

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