WASHINGTON — The incoming Democratic majority in Congress is already plotting its first investigations. Top of the list are President Donald Trump and his family’s business dealings , along with corporate corruption, immigration enforcement abuses and the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Starting in 2025, Trump’s sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump branched out beyond hotels and golf courses to drone manufacturing, critical minerals and rockets. At least seven firms publicly associated with Trump’s sons have received contracts, loans or possible investments from the federal government or favorable regulatory decisions while their father has been in office, according to public press releases, Securities and Exchange Commission filings and public contracting records.
Many of these business dealings have drawn bipartisan criticism over concerns that the Trump sons are wrongly profiting off the presidency. Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, urged his colleagues to launch an investigation into Trump’s family.…