Democ ats
pla
to
use
hea i gs,
subpoe as
a d
docume t
equests
to
i vestigate
T ump-li ked
busi esses,
co t acts
a d
fi a cial
deali gs.
US
House
Democ ats
a e
epo tedly
p epa i g
a
b oad
i vestigative
st ategy
ta geti g
compa ies,
co t acto s
a d
fi a cial
fi ms
li ked
to
P eside t
Do ald
T ump
a d
his
admi ist atio
if
they
egai
co t ol
of
the
House
of
Rep ese tatives
i
Novembe .Rathe
tha
maki g
impeachme t
thei
fi st
move,
Democ ats
pla
to
use
co g essio al
i vestigatio s,
hea i gs,
subpoe as
a d
docume t
equests
to
exami e
the
admi ist atio ‘s
decisio s
a d
whethe
T ump
used
his
office
to
be efit
himself,
his
allies
o
do o s,
as
epo ted
by
Reute s
citi g
sou ces.
What
Democ ats
have
pla ed
Democ ats
a e
expected
to
focus
o
compa ies
a d
fi a cial
e tities
that
have
co t acts
with
o
egulato y
deali gs
i volvi g
the
T ump
admi ist atio .
The
discussio s
have
i cluded
Apple,
Alphabet,
Pala ti ,
Blacksto e,
BlackRock
a d
compa ies
ow ed
by
Elo
Musk,
i cludi g
Tesla.No
fi al
ta get
list
has
bee
p epa ed
a d
o
fo mal
i vestigatio s
have
begu .Democ ats
a e
also
expected
to
exami e
Depa tme t
of
Homela d
Secu ity
co t acts,
fi a ci g
fo
T ump’s
pla ed
White
House
ball oom,
co po ate
do atio s
a d
alleged
pay-to-play
a a geme ts.Pote tial
i vestigatio s
could
also
cove
T ump-li ked
fi a cial
vehicles,
i cludi g
1789
Capital,
a
ve tu e
capital
fi m
i
which
his
so
Do ald
T ump
J .
is
a
pa t e ,
as
well
as
US-based
compa ies
a d
fu ds
co ected
to
fo eig
sove eig
wealth
fu ds
i vesti g
i
T ump
family-li ked
busi esses.Democ ats
have
al eady
begu
p epa i g
fo
possible
i vestigatio s.
Pa ty
leade s
have
se t
lette s
seeki g
i fo matio
f om
compa ies
a d
o ga isatio s
that
could
become
ta gets
of
co g essio al
i qui ies
if
Democ ats
take
co t ol
of
the
House.The
lette s
have
sought
eco ds
f om
Pa amou t
Skyda ce
ove
its
deali gs
with
the
T ump
admi ist atio
a d
a
p oposed
Wa e
B os.
Discove y
deal,
as
well
as
YouTube
a d
its
pa e t
compa y
Alphabet
ove
its
$24.5
millio
settleme t
with
T ump.Othe
compa ies
that
have
eceived
equests
i clude
p ivate
p iso
ope ato
GEO
G oup,
secu ity
fi m
Salus
Wo ldwide
Solutio s
a d
commodity
t ade s
Vitol
a d
T afigu a.The
equests
do
ot
ca y
the
fo ce
of
co g essio al
subpoe as
while
Democ ats
emai
i
the
mi o ity,
but
could
help
ide tify
eco ds
that
lawmake s
may
late
seek
if
they
gai
co t ol
of
the
House.Howeve ,
Democ ats
i volved
i
the
pla i g
say
impeachme t
would
emai
a
optio
if
i vestigatio s
u cove
evide ce
of
a
impeachable
offe ce,
but
they
do
ot
wa t
to
begi
with
a
impeachme t
effo t.
“We’ e
ot
goi g
i to
this
to
impeach,”
a
se io
Democ atic
aide
said,
quoted
by
Reue s,
sayi g,
“The
focus
is
o
buildi g
a
body
of
evide ce
th ough
i vestigatio s
that
ca
hold
T ump
accou table.”Democ ats
say
the
app oach
eflects
lesso s
f om
T ump’s
fi st
te m,
whe
he
was
impeached
twice
by
the
House
but
acquitted
by
the
Se ate
both
times.House
Democ atic
Leade
Hakeem
Jeff ies
has
said
the
pa ty
has
ot
uled
out
impeachme t
if
it
egai s
co t ol
of
the
House,
but
has
i dicated
that
Democ ats
would
i itially
focus
o
issues
affecti g
Ame ica s’
fi a ces.If
Democ ats
wi
the
House,
they
would
gai
the
autho ity
to
issue
subpoe as,
compel
testimo y
a d
docume ts,
hold
public
hea i gs
a d
pu sue
co tempt
p oceedi gs.The
White
House
said
T ump
emai s
committed
to
p ese vi g
Republica
majo ities
i
Co g ess
a d
is
p epa ed
to
espo d
to
ove sight
equests
ega dless
of
which
pa ty
co t ols
the
House
o
Se ate.
