Dems' hit list: Subpoena plans if they win House

Axios
by Jim VandeHei
March 30, 2026
1 min read

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Democrats plan to issue subpoenas targeting corporations, tech firms, and Trump associates if they win House control, aiming to publicly brand them as villains.

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Axios CEO Jim VandeHei reports in a new newsletter that Democrats plan to issue subpoenas targeting major corporations, monopolies, and tech firms if they win House control in the midterms. The strategy includes subpoenaing law firms that signed deals with President Trump, media companies, major donors, and business executives who negotiated government stakes in their firms. Democrats believe the White House will ignore congressional subpoenas—as occurred during Trump's first term—so the real aim is to publicly brand businesses and billionaires as villains to undermine Trump politically. The subpoena targets would also include what VandeHei describes as "profit-enablers" of Trump relatives and Cabinet members' families.

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