This May, as House lawmakers probed and exposed the Republican Party’s deep ties to the January 6 Capitol attack, corporations and industry groups were busy shelling out millions of dollars to Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 election, a new report reveals.
In just one month, over $1.9 Million was donated by Fortune 500 companies and trade organizations to election objectors. Accountable.US foundThursday’s report. Exxon, Lockheed Martin and Anthem were among the companies that donated. This brings the total donation to election objectors to $18 million between May and last year.
The report revealed that nine companies and trade groups, including State Farm, Metlife, Kraft, and Metlife, donated to election objectors in May, for the first time since the attack. It totalled $40,500. KraftAnd State FarmBoth had pledged to stop donating directly to election objectors and to stop federal political donations after the attack.
Another analysis done last month by Accountable.US foundSince January 6, 2021, at least $825 653 has been given by corporate groups to people who have been subpoenaed to the committee or requested for interviews. This includes politicians like Representatives Kevin McCarthy, R-California, and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who have refused to comply subpoenas.
Accountable. US President Kyle Herrig condemned the companies that helped the lawmakers who wanted delegitimize the vote of tens and millions of Americans.
“The more the January 6th Committee details how close we came to losing our democracy, the more corporations owe an explanation to their customers as to why they keep funding those in Congress who’ve refused to comply with the Committee’s requests, begged for pardons, and tried to finish what the insurrectionists started by voting to throw out the 2020 election results,” Herrig said.
“Companies that claim to support democracy yet fail to align their political spending with their stated values need to make it clear to the public that they value something much more — holding political influence over lawmakers no matter how dangerous their views,” he continued.
Around 250 companies pledged to stop giving money to the 147 lawmakers who voted to overturn the election in the wake of January 6, but the majority of these companies have broken those pledges less than 18 months later — showing that, for many, these pledges were a mere publicity stunt. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s (CREW), only 85As of May, companies had remained faithful to these pledges.
As the January 6 committee was formed, May’s generous donations were received. revealing that many members of the Republican Party had deep ties to the attack and Donald Trump’s plot to overturn the 2020 election.
The inauguration of the new heliport was held in May. Committee revealed that at least one Republican, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Georgia), had given a tour of the Capitol building the day before the attack, despite his claims that he didn’t do so. Later, the committee released video evidence. One of the people on this tourthreatened prominent Democrats like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi(D-California), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio–Cortez.
Last month, the committee also unveiled several bombshells showing Republican politicians’ involvement in the attack, including the names of several Republicans who asked for pardonsThey were criticized for their roles in the effort against the election, including Representatives Mo Brooks and Matt Gaetz (R–Florida), and Marjorie Taylor Greene(R–Georgia).
