{
  "id": 19659384,
  "title": "DOJ threatens Blumenthal with ‘significant legal consequences’ over ballroom probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/doj-threatens-blumenthal-with-significant-legal-consequences-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T13:57:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6215399-richard-blumenthal-white-house-ballroom-probe-doj/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A top federal prosecutor warned Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) to preserve records related to his investigations into the donors funding President Trump’s White House ballroom project, accusing the senator of using congressional oversight to harass private citizens. Aaron Reitz, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas, claimed in a letter dated Nov. 11...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}