Justice Department warns Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal over probe of Trump ballroom donors
- Newsrooms
- 2
- Last 3 hours
- 0 reports
- Momentum
- Steady
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How the coverage splits
Where it’s heading
Probably peaked. Likely 2 to 3 newsrooms by 8:04am AEDT. Calls like this were right 93% of the time. How we knowPart of a bigger story
Richard Blumenthal: 2 developments since Thu 12 Nov.Why it’s moving
1The official’s letter comes on the day the White House told congressional Democrats that investigations into the administration could be a crime.
New York Post didn’t include a summary, so this is NBC News’s, from its report on the same story.3
Background: Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been a member of the Senate since 2011. Blumenthal previously served as U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, as a member of the Connecticut General Assembly, and as the 23rd Connecticut attorney general.4
The bigger story: Richard Blumenthal
2 developments since Thu 12 Nov. 1 more since this one.
Justice Department warns Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal over probe of Trump ballroom donors
You’re here2 newsrooms
- DOJ frames Blumenthal ballroom investigation as threat against Trump supporters
1 newsroom. Linked by Blumenthal, ballroom
The story so far
2 newsrooms- Reports
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- Last 3 hours
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First with it: NBC News, 9 hr 57 min before anyone else.
Reported by 2 newsrooms.
The numbers behind it
How it spread, where it’s heading and where the coverage is from
Where it’s heading
Probably peakedStories in this position rarely added another newsroom from here.
Likely 2 to 3 newsrooms by 8:04am AEDT (2 most likely), and 2 to 3 by Sat, 14 Nov, 2:04am AEDT. 2 now.
| When | Likely range | Most likely |
|---|---|---|
| Now | 2 | 2 |
| In 1 hours (3:04am AEDT) | 2 to 2 | 2 |
| In 3 hours (5:04am AEDT) | 2 to 2 | 2 |
| In 6 hours (8:04am AEDT) | 2 to 3 | 2 |
| In 12 hours (2:04pm AEDT) | 2 to 3 | 2 |
| In 24 hours (2:04am AEDT) | 2 to 3 | 2 |
Based on how similar stories played out last week. Right 93% of the time. How this works
Every report, in order
2 reports from 2 newsrooms, first to latest. Each links to the original.

