WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), and Senator Tammy Duckworth, in writing to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (DoD), asked for an investigation of recent reports of $3.2 billion in government awards flowing to over a dozen companies with ties to President Trump’s sons.
“We are concerned about a growing cloud of corruption amid questions about whether the President’s family and administration officials may be abusing their positions to influence DoD awards, and the extent to which this is undermining the competitive, apolitical contracting process used to ensure that service members have the best equipment and most effective technologies and weapons systems on the market,” wrote the lawmakers.
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are affiliated with two investment companies, 1789 Capital and American Ventures, which have reportedly poured money into at least 15 companies in the defense sector. New reports revealed that, after the Trump-tied firms became involved, these companies received $3.2 billion in federal awards and an additional $3.1 billion in future contract options.
“The potential for corruption is obvious,” wrote the lawmakers.
In May 2026, Ranking Member Robert Garcia 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.
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