Corruption

When You Investigate Trump's Corruption, Don't Make Collateral Damage of the Corporate Bystanders

The incoming majority should investigate the president's alleged misbehavior, not threaten businesses simply for doing business with him.

Tosin Akintola | 11.4.2026 5:18 PM

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By some measures, the Trump administration is the most corrupt in American history, and, as exit polls from NBC News, CNN, and the Associated Press show, corruption heavily influenced Americans' votes on Tuesday. Now, Democrats are looking to capitalize on voters' resounding repudiation of the Trump administration's graft. Come January, the party plans to scrutinize the White House's deal making and the alleged conflicts of interest involving the president, his family, cabinet, and supporters. 

"LAWYER UP" was the message from Rep. Robert Garcia (D–Calif.), who is poised to become the chairman of the House Oversight Committee. It took just one word, "Subpoenas," for Sen. Ron Wyden (D–Ore.), the likely chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, to make his point. 

Yet messaging from ranking Democrats makes it clear their inquiries won't be limited to government actions;........

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