A Texas federal prosecutor on Sunday threatened Sen. Elizabeth Warren with an investigation over her plans to probe companies that sought favorable relationships with President Trump.
U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz wrote to the Massachusetts Democrat about her public statements regarding plans to haul big tech CEOs, Wall Street executives and giant corporations before the Senate Banking Committee she is poised to chair beginning in January for some “serious investigations.”
Mr. Reitz accused Ms. Warren of signaling plans “to target private individuals close to President Trump,” and called on her to preserve documents and communications “relevant to your intent to weaponize congressional investigations” and “suppress associational activities related to President Trump and the Trump administration.”
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Mr. Reitz posted his request to Ms. Warren on social media, accusing her of going “on the warpath” to wield her committee gavel “like a tomahawk.”
Ms. Warren once touted her Native American heritage, a claim that Mr. Trump has long ridiculed.
Ms. Warren is now pledging to hold aggressive oversight hearings involving big tech CEOs and Wall Street executives when she takes over the gavel of the Banking panel.
In a recent interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” she told host Margaret Brennan the committee will be writing legislation and conducting investigations.
“If you’ve been making your profits by cheating American families and scamming your investors, you better get ready for some investigations — serious ones.”
Ms. Warren didn’t specify the targets of her investigations by name but said she’ll be probing “anyone who has been cheating.”
Ms. Warren said on the program that Americans are tired of feeling cheated and were “sick of a White House that dropped investigations” against those who made “a nice contribution to Donald Trump’s ballroom.”
In a Time Magazine opinion piece Ms. Warren authored after the election, she called for “accountability” to be part of the broader Democratic agenda.
“Congress has the power to hold Donald Trump and his cronies accountable for ripping off the American people to make themselves richer. Big Tech CEOs, Wall Street executives, and giant corporations should prepare to answer tough questions and face meaningful consequences if they have broken the law,” Ms. Warren wrote.
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