US Attorney Warns Elizabeth Warren Over Probes of Trump Allies

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The warning marks the latest escalation in President Donald Trump and the Democratic senator's yearslong feud.

U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz of the Southern District of Texas demanded in a letter on Sunday that Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren preserve records connected to prospective congressional investigations of people and companies associated with President Donald Trump, citing two federal criminal civil-rights statutes, 18 U.S.C. §§ 241 and 242.

Reitz had already issued public warnings last week under Title 18 to Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan—instructing them to preserve documents related to various public statements they have made.

In his X post directed at Warren, Reitz accused the senator of misusing her committee authority.

"@SenWarren is on the warpath to wield her committee gavel like a tomahawk, seeking the scalps of those who associate 'too closely' with President Trump," he wrote Sunday. "Congressional investigations can't be used to punish Americans for exercising their 1A [First Amendment] rights. My first arrow shot."

In his post, Reitz included a screenshot of the letter he sent to the senator in which he referenced her recent interview on CBS News' Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan. During that interview, Warren, the incoming Senate Banking Committee chair following Democrats' sweeping victory in the midterm elections, said she planned to launch investigations into big tech CEOs and Wall Street executives who may have broken the law.

"You have said you want to bring big tech CEOs, Wall Street executives, and giant corporations who may have broken the law to face consequences," Brennan told Warren on November 8. "To be clear, is your focus going to be legislation or is it going to be investigation?"

Warren responded: "We have to do both. But I do want to be clear. If you've been making your profits by cheating American families and scamming your investors, you better get ready for some investigations, serious ones."

When asked by Brennan if she had anyone in mind to investigate, the senator said, "Anyone…

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