And so it begins. The Democrats, who will take control of the United States House and Senate in January, are beginning to foam at the mouth over their planned revenge against President Donald Trump.
Top Democrat on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Senator Richard Blumenthal, has informed several tech companies, including Apple, that they will be required to turn over all documentation in connection with any donations they made to help finance the Trump-spearheaded new White House ballroom.
Apple, as well as several other tech firms, donated to the project. In addition to the $25 million donated by Apple as a company, former Apple CEO Tim Cook also made a personal donation.
The Democrats, who gained control of both the US House and Senate in Tuesday’s midterm races, will likely be carefully examining all dealings between American companies and the Trump administration now that they are in power. One of the most powerful tools the Dems have is likely to be the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, under its new Democrat leader, Senator Blumenthal.
Reuters report the senator has informed several tech firms – including Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and others – that they’ll be required to turn over all records related to the donations, whether they be voluntary, or after they are hit with subpoenas once the Democrats take control.
Blumenthal began digging into the donations back in 2025, when he sent a letter to the companies about the donations. “Many of the donors have deep financial, business, or other personal interests before the Administration,” he wrote.
Apple and the other firms failed to respond to the letter, while the Trump administration also ignored similar requests.
Blumenthal has said if the requested documentation is not provided by the firms, “it will leave the subcommittee with no choice but to consider alternative measures to obtain compliance.”
Such investigations are typical when one political party takes over power from the other, as that party looks for a bit of revenge for past offeses, both real and imagined. This time around, the situation is heightened, due to the less-than-friendly relationship between Trump and the Democrats.
