Democratic lawmakers are demanding more information about donations from several of America’s largest tech companies to President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, which included the destruction of the East Wing.
In the wake of the release of the donor list on Oct. 23, they raised potential conflicts of interest over corporate donations from Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and others to a project personally important to Trump. Many of the companies benefit from government contracts or face important legal or regulatory decisions in the future.
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., said the donation list, including through the settlement of at least one lawsuit brought by the president, “appears very much like a shakedown.” He also highlighted the presence of executives of several of the tech companies at the presidential inauguration in January after their donations to Trump’s inaugural committee.
