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U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz has fired the first formal shot in what looks like a direct confrontation with Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal’s post-election plans.
In a November 11 letter posted by Reitz, the Southern District of Texas prosecutor told Blumenthal that his office is demanding the preservation of all documents, communications, and records related to efforts to “intimidate” or “suppress” Americans for their constitutionally protected associations with President Trump and his allies. Reitz cited federal criminal statutes (18 U.S.C. §§ 241 and 242) that prohibit conspiracies to deprive citizens of their rights and warned that failure to preserve evidence could result in sanctions or adverse inferences.
The letter is blunt: “Congress is not a weapon to be wielded against the American people.” Reitz argued that Blumenthal and his allies appear ready to use investigative power to target private citizens and donors simply for supporting the president, calling such tactics an abuse of power that violates the First Amendment’s freedom of association.
This comes as Blumenthal has publicly signaled plans for aggressive hearings into Trump administration figures once Democrats take control of relevant committees. From a Connecticut perspective, the move underscores a familiar pattern: the state’s senior senator treating congressional oversight as a partisan tool rather than a check on government, while federal prosecutors outside the state begin pushing back on the legal boundaries of that approach.
Reitz’s letter gives Blumenthal until November 18 to confirm he has received the demand and is preserving the materials. Whether this escalates further remains to be seen, but it marks an early, formal assertion that the incoming Democratic investigations will not operate without legal scrutiny.
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