Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Department of Defense Inspector General Platte B. Moring III demanding an investigation into whether corporations are using the Trump family as a conduit into the Pentagon to turn insider access into lucrative defense contracts..
“While Trump’s illegal war in Iran is driving up gas and grocery bills for working families, his sons are cashing in on defense contracts funded by hardworking taxpayers. Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. invested in a drone company, and weeks later it landed its first ever Pentagon contract. The appearance of possible corruption is wrong and we need an independent watchdog to investigate it immediately,” said Ranking Member Robert Garcia.
In the letter to Inspector General Morning III, Ranking Member Garcia wrote, “Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.’s purchases, consultancies, and advisory roles create unprecedented intertwining of President Trump’s personal financial interests with U.S. policy and national security. Each new venture opens new opportunities to direct DOD funds to the first family’s pockets, and the Trump Administration appears to be taking advantage of those opportunities. Such actions raise concerns that DOD is rewarding companies with contracts for recruiting a Trump family member into their ownership group or directly onto their payroll. Such companies have amassed over $725 million in loans, grants, and awards since President Trump took office.”
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