A progressive policy organization, composed of former aides to President Joe Biden and progressive senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, has developed a detailed blueprint for potential Democratic congressional investigations targeting former President Donald Trump and his allies beyond the White House.
The document, created by Groundwork Collaborative and obtained by Fox News Digital, identifies Trump donors and corporate allies for potential scrutiny. CEOs from major technology and other large corporations are expected to be among the targets.
According to a longtime Democratic Senate staffer familiar with the process, Democratic majorities in Congress plan to focus on targeting the president's allies and donors. The blueprint specifically mentions targets such as Tesla, Apple, Amazon, Oracle, and Trump Media, along with executives from Palantir's Alex Karp and Coinbase's Brian Armstrong. Potential hearings could involve executives from OpenAI, Meta, Google, and Microsoft.
Beyond corporate leaders, the plan includes investigating Trump's personal finances, his tax arrangements, cryptocurrency businesses, and alleged preferential treatment of corporate donors. It also suggests scrutiny of the Trump administration's Medicare AI program.
Bharat Ramamurti, a former deputy director of the National Economic Council who coordinated with Groundwork on the dossier, stated that the oversight agenda aims to understand corporate actions and determine what policymakers can do. "We just had a midterm election where Democratic candidates across the country made the point that corporations have been doing very well for the last several years, while the typical family has been getting squeezed with higher prices and worse service," Ramamurti told Fox News Digital. "The oversight agenda is about trying to understand and figure out what exactly are these corporations doing, who's responsible for these decisions, and then what, as policymakers, can folks in Congress do about it."
The document also proposes measures to restrict corporate ownership and pricing practices, including those related to institutional housing investors and algorithmic rent-setting. It suggests investigating a reported settlement involving Trump's tax audits, including the Chicago tower audit, and questioning Treasury officials.