Corporate America spent millions of dollars hiring Trump-tied lobbying firms and donating to presidential priorities, such as the White House ballroom and MAGA political funds. Industry representatives are now beginning to plot what to do if Democrats win the House, or Senate, in the midterm elections and put those overtures under the microscope.
If Democrats win one chamber, they wouldn’t gain much power to push through legislation, but they would hold the gavels to launch investigations, issue subpoenas and haul in business and agency leaders for hearings.
Democrats in charge would lead high-profile oversight hearings and push their staff to ...