# Justice Department warns Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal over probe of Trump ballroom donors

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2 outlets covering · First listed: NY Post, Nov 12, 2026, 6:08 AM · Read it: <https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/doj-warns-dem-sen-richard-blumenthal-over-probe-of-trump-ballroom-donors/>

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.

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- Nov 11, 2026, 8:11 PM: [Sen. Richard Blumenthal ordered to preserve documents from inquiry into Trump ballroom](<https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/us-attorney-demands-sen-richard-blumenthal-preserve-documents-inquiry-rcna608899>) — NBC News (TV network, United States)
  The official’s letter comes on the day the White House told congressional Democrats that investigations into the administration could be a crime.
- Nov 12, 2026, 6:08 AM: [Justice Department warns Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal over probe of Trump ballroom donors](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/doj-warns-dem-sen-richard-blumenthal-over-probe-of-trump-ballroom-donors/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States)
  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.