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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

https://www.washingtonsun.com/congress/democrats-oversight-judiciary-corporate-investigations

... But whether Democrats will go along with this strategy remains unclear. Moderate Democrats have argued that the Biden administration’s aggressive crackdown on corporations drove potential allies into the Republican camp and helped contribute to Trump’s reelection in 2024. A similar agenda in the run-up to the 2028 presidential election risks alienating many Americans and squandering the advantage on the economy Democrats have finally seized after Trump’s tariffs and war on Iran, said Ben Ritz, vice president of the Progressive Policy Institute, a centrist think tank...

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, told The Washington Sun that his staff has been reviewing potential investigative opportunities but also downplayed the extent to which Democrats plan to attack businesses.

“We’re not targeting particular corporations,” Raskin said. “We’re targeting systems and networks of corruption, and to the extent corporations are involved, they are subject to the oversight project of Congress and our subpoena authority like everyone else.”

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 hour ago

He's a lawyer, he knows that he can't specifically say, "We're going after Musk's companies" because that would seem like he's targeting certain companies. He's saying that he's going after corruption, so if you're corrupt, be afraid. Source, I know a lot of lawyers.

“We’re not targeting particular corporations,” Raskin said. “We’re targeting systems and networks of corruption, and to the extent corporations are involved, they are subject to the oversight project of Congress and our subpoena authority like everyone else.”