In a Substack post, Dean Blundell reports that since the November 2026 election congressional Democrats have sent preservation letters to more than 60 companies, agencies, and Trump figures — from Huffman, Lofgren, Blumenthal, and others covering the ballroom donors, the Trump family crypto operation, and the Starshield slowdown — ahead of subpoena power on January 3, while Trump orders investigations of Democrats and aides like Blanche, Scharf, and Reitz threaten legal consequences. Blundell argues the corporate targets cannot hide behind executive privilege or pardons, calls the administration's threats desperate theatre, and predicts most companies will cooperate once lawyers expect it.