U.S. attorney’s legal threats against Democrats are ‘meritless’ attempts to chill free speech, experts say
Democracy Docket reports that U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz threatened Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Richard Blumenthal with letters citing statutes criminalizing deprivation of constitutional rights, a day after President Trump ordered Attorney General Todd Blanche to investigate Democrats promising oversight. Legal experts including Jenny Carroll and Tim Stretton call the letters "meritless" misapplications of the law, aimed at chilling the incoming Democratic majority's investigations.
