Blumenthal Gets Ready To Investigate "Crypto Corruption"
Democrats plan subpoenas over tech companies’ ties to Trump, including Musk’s White House links and Meta and Apple practices, as they prepare to take committee control.
- Democrats’ midterm-election victories are set to give them control of both congressional chambers on January 3, 2027, allowing them to investigate technology companies, issue subpoenas, and request internal documents.
- Senator Ed Markey, a Big Tech critic, is expected to lead a Senate committee and examine artificial intelligence, data centers, workplace surveillance, and discriminatory algorithms.
- Potential witnesses include Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, and Jensen Huang, whose companies could face questions about their influence, political ties, and technology projects.
- Markey wrote on X, “They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we’ll be printing.
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The imminent majority of Democrats in Congress could mean that a large number of companies will now be in the spotlight, as reports suggest that artificial intelligence companies, defence contractors and many others are preparing for tighter supervision - especially if they have allied with the Trump administration, Forbes writes.
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Le Journal de MontrealWith a Congress now dominated by democrats, industry could face stricter surveillance, one expert believes.
Tech billionaires in Democrats’ crosshairs: Who could face congressional probes? Here’s the hit list
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and other tech leaders could face congressional investigations as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress in 2027. Their scrutiny could focus on ties to Donald Trump, political influence, AI development, data center expansion and the industry's impact on American jobs and communities.
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