Democrats say Trump family businesses top upcoming investigations

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The Democratic majority in Congress is already outlining where it will focus investigations and the Trump family is on top of the list

WASHINGTON — The incoming Democratic majority in Congress is already plotting its first investigations. Top of the list are President Donald Trump and his family’s business dealings, along with corporate corruption, immigration enforcement abuses and the Jeffrey Epstein case.

Starting in 2025, Trump’s sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump branched out beyond hotels and golf courses to drone manufacturing, critical minerals and rockets. At least seven firms publicly associated with Trump’s sons have received contracts, loans or possible investments from the federal government or favorable regulatory decisions while their father has been in office, according to public press releases, Securities and Exchange Commission filings and public contracting records.

Many of these business dealings have drawn bipartisan criticism over concerns that the Trump sons are wrongly profiting off the presidency. Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, urged his colleagues to launch an investigation into Trump’s family. He compared his concerns to accusations by the GOP about the business dealings of Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden. The New York Post’s editorial board said one of the Trump brothers’ business deals “stinks to high heaven.”

Democrats on both the House Oversight and Judiciary committees had already started to gather information on the Trump sons for potential investigations. When the party takes control of Congress in January, lawmakers will have subpoena power and the ability to compel witnesses to testify.

In a letter announcing his candidacy to lead House Oversight, Rep. Robert Garcia of California said he “will use every tool available to investigate the Trump Crime Family.”

“The Trump Administration and the powerful interests that have exploited our government should know that a new era of truth and justice is coming,” Garcia wrote.

“They should be expected to answer questions,” he said when pressed whether he’d seek to call them in for a hearing.

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