'Bullseye on your back': MAGA-friendly firms scramble as Dems salivate over subpoena power
Source: Raw Story
March 26, 2026 9:04PM ET
Corporate America is hedging its bets seven months before the midterms, quietly hiring Democratic lobbyists and bracing for the investigative onslaught that would follow a Democratic takeover of Congress, with Mar-a-Lago donors, ballroom contributors and Trump dealmakers all expected to be in the crosshairs, Politico reported Thursday.
The scramble reflects a growing belief that Democrats will flip at least one chamber in November, bringing with them subpoena power and motivation to expose what companies were promised in exchange for their cozy relationships with the President Donald Trump's White House.
"I think the trifecta of ‘we need to go to the White House, we need to go to Mar-a-Lago, we need to write a check for the ballroom’ is going to look a lot different," said Doug Holtz-Eakin of the American Action Forum.
Capitol Hill staffers have already been "sending warnings downtown," one Democratic lobbyist told Politico, that, unlike the Trump administration, corporations won't be able to simply ignore Democratic subpoenas. "So they’re going to have to answer for, what was promised when you gave money to the ballroom?"
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-and-corporate-america-business/
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