Lawmakers Press Meta, Apple, Google, and Other Big Tech Companies on Their Massive Donations to Trump’s Inauguration Fund
Lawmakers are investigating big tech donations to Trump’s inauguration, citing concerns over corporate influence and regulatory favors.
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Lawmakers Press Meta, Apple, Google, and Other Big Tech Companies on Their Massive Donations to Trump’s Inauguration Fund
In a move that has raised eyebrows across both the political and business spectrums, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) have launched an investigation into the substantial contributions made by major technology firms to the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. These donations, amounting to millions of dollars, have attracted significant scrutiny, particularly given the companies' ongoing entanglements with regulatory bodies and their positions in the broader political landscape. The tech giants in question, including Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta (formerly Facebook), Microsoft, OpenAI, and Uber, are facing increasing pressure to explain their financial contributions to Trump’s inauguration fund. The senators’ concerns are primarily rooted in the possibility that these donations are aimed at securing favorable treatment from the incoming administration, especially as many of these companies are already under the lens of federal investigations and regul…
