June 9, 2025

Compilation: Congress on Trump Tariff Corruption

Congress is sounding the alarm about how Trump's reckless use of tariffs to push for secretive trade deals will lead to price-gouging, corruption, and corporate handouts.

Date	Descriptions	Lead(s)	Total Signers
6/6/25	Freshman Democrats Push for Trade Policy that Supports Working People	Reps. Riley and Simon	18
5/28/25	Trump Trade Officials’ Prioritizing Big Tech-Friendly Trade Deals at Expense of Everyday Americans	Sen. Warren	1
5/22/25	Call For Acting Inspector General Review of Elon Musk’s Starlink Push in Countries Facing Tariffs	Reps. Casar and Amo and Sen. Murphy	30
5/15/25	Prevent Corporations from Using Trump’s Reckless Tariffs as an Excuse to Price Gouge Hardworking Americans	Sens. Whitehouse, Gallego, Warren, Booker and Rep. Delauro	31
5/12/25	Push for Congressional Trade Transparency, Warn of Trump Admin Corruption	Sen. Warren and Rep. Delauro	2
5/6/25	Hold Elon Musk Accountable for Alleged Abuse of White House Position for Personal Gain	Sens. Reed and Whitehouse	11
5/2/25	Demand Investigation into Elon Musk's Alleged Abuse of White House Position for Personal Gain	Sen. Mark Warner	13
4/30/25	Questioning Bezos- Trump Conversations Following Amazon Backtrack on Tariff Price Transparency	Sen. Warren	1
4/25/25	Demanding Answers on Reports of Secretary Bessent’s Early Leaks of Tariff Policy Decisions to Wall Street	Sen. Warren	1
4/24/25	Presses Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tariff Special Favors	Sen. Warren	1
4/17/25	Raising Concerns about Corruption Risks from Trump Chaotic Tariff Scheme	Sen. Warren and Reps. Sánchez and Chu	48
4/11/25	Urge for Attorneys General To Investigate Trump Administration For Insider Trading Or Market Manipulation Related To Tariff Policy	Sens. Schumer, Wyden, Warren and Schiff	4
4/10/25	Demand Investigation into Potential Insider Trading and Corruption Ahead of Trump Tariff Pause	Sens. Schiff, Gallego	2
3/26/25	Presses Commerce Secretary Lutnick on Tariffs As Cover for Corporate Greed-Driven Inflation	Sen. Warren	1