Richard Blumenthal on Government Transparency

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Statement history

2 statements on this page. Dates: March 3, 2026 to September 22, 2026

2 matching statements. Dates: March 3, 2026 to September 22, 2026

2 published statements. Dates: March 3, 2026 to September 22, 2026

Condemned

2 published statements. Dates: March 3, 2026 to September 22, 2026

2 statements on this page. Dates: March 3, 2026 to September 22, 2026

Richard Blumenthal

Role at the time: U.S. Senator (D-Conn.) and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee

September 22, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said, as quoted by Roll Call, that "we have a real duty to investigate" what he called blatant corruption dangerous to national security, like the Trump Jr. wedding gift.

“We have a real duty to investigate all of this just absolutely blatant corruption that’s so dangerous to our national security, like the Trump Jr. wedding gift.”

Open source

Not a ‘toaster’: GOP senator urges Judiciary panel to probe Don Jr. wedding party · Roll CallParagraph beginning "But several Democrats on the committee said they welcomed the call," and the quotation that follows

Roll Call report on Sen. John Curtis's letter asking the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate the Trump Jr. wedding celebration and to subpoena Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden, with reactions from other senators.

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Why we used this label

The case's reference point is the Kremlev-funded celebration for Donald Trump Jr. and whether the Senate Judiciary Committee should investigate it. Blumenthal, a Judiciary Committee member, calls corruption like the Trump Jr. wedding gift blatant and dangerous to national security and says there is a real duty to investigate it. That expressly criticizes the conduct under scrutiny and backs an inquiry, so we labeled it Condemned.

Read statement Should the Senate Judiciary Committee Subpoena Donald Trump Jr. Over His Kremlev-Funded Wedding Celebration?

Richard Blumenthal

Role at the time: U.S. senator questioning the homeland security secretary at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

March 3, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

Blumenthal said it was wrong for the agent to shoot Martinez and then brag about the shooting.

“I don't know why you can't join me in saying it was wrong to shoot Marimar, almost cause her death, and then brag about it.”

Read the official statementBlumenthal questions Noem about constitutional violations and abuse by DHS agents · Richard BlumenthalFull transcript, exchange concerning Marimar Martinez

Official transcript of a March 3 Senate Judiciary Committee exchange between Richard Blumenthal and Kristi Noem. The page includes their direct statements about Marimar Martinez's shooting and the limits Noem placed on her answer.

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Why we used this label

Blumenthal explicitly said the shooting was wrong, so the statement directly condemns the use of force.

Read statement Was Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum justified in shooting Marimar Martinez?