With Democrats positioned to have a clear majority in the Senate in January, the caucus is set to flex its new investigative powers in the coming term.
With the new 51-seat majority, Senate Democrats and their independent allies hold subpoena power for their investigations, and they plan to use the powers to probe various topics, especially after the party lost its majority in the House. Here are a few topics Democrats are eyeing to investigate in the Senate.Former President Donald Trump's tax returns:
Trump's tax returns were handed over to the House Ways and Means Committee on Nov. 30, leaving the committee with just over a month to search through them before Republicans take back control of the chamber and likely shut down the investigation. The tax returns were handed over by the IRS after a Supreme Court ruling in November, following a lengthy legal battle dating back to 2019.
While a House investigation will be shut down by the new Republican majority, the Senate is free to continue to dig into Kushner's dealings. A chief concern for Democrats is a $1.1 billion payment to Kushner Companies from Brookfield Asset Management for a 99-year lease on 666 Fifth Avenue in New York City using"funding from a subsidiary backed by the Government of Qatar," per the lawmakers.
Senate Democrats will likely look to investigate further how oil companies may be contributing to climate change after the House report.Big Tech is something both House Republicans and Senate Democrats are expected to open investigations into in the new Congress, but for different reasons.
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