US Attorney Warns Elizabeth Warren Over Probes of Trump Allies
Summary
U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz sent Senator Elizabeth Warren a letter demanding that she preserve records related to potential congressional investigations of people and companies associated with President Donald Trump. Reitz cited federal civil-rights statutes and said Warren’s comments suggested she might target people because of their ties to Trump; Warren has said she wants to investigate executives and companies suspected of cheating consumers or investors.Key Facts
- Reitz leads the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.
- Reitz cited 18 U.S.C. §§ 241 and 242 in his letter to Warren.
- Warren said she planned to pursue both legislation and investigations involving major technology companies and Wall Street executives.
- Warren said investigations would focus on people who had cheated consumers or investors.
- Reitz also cited Warren’s letters with other lawmakers seeking information about fundraising tied to Trump projects and spending by major technology companies.
- Reitz had previously warned Senators Richard Blumenthal and Elissa Slotkin to preserve records related to their public statements.
- Blumenthal called Reitz’s implied threat baseless and asked him to preserve records about the warning.
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