The Trump administration has ended potential enforcement actions against dozens of tech firms and 165 corporations overall, delivering on promises to end the alleged "weaponization" of the federal government, a report by nonprofit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen said.
"In six months, the Trump administration has already withdrawn or halted enforcement actions against 165 corporations of all types—and one in four of the corporations benefiting from halted or dropped enforcement is from the technology sector, which has spent $1.2 billion on political influence during and since the 2024 elections," the report published on Wednesday said. The political spending includes $352 million that "is attributable to Elon Musk."
At the beginning of Trump's second term, there were at least 104 tech companies facing at least 142 federal investigations and enforcement actions, Public Citizen reported. The Trump administration has halted or withdrawn about one-third of the "targeted investigations into suspected misconduct and enforcement actions against technology corporations... So far, 47 enforcement actions (against 45 tech corporations) have been withdrawn or halted (38 withdrawn, nine halted)," the report said.
Separately, Axios reported today that the White House "created a scorecard that rates 553 companies and trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote President Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill.'" The internal spreadsheet ranking companies' loyalty to the White House "helps us see who really goes out and helps vs. those who just come in and pay lip service," a senior White House official told Axios.
The spreadsheet reportedly ranks organizations' support as strong, moderate, or low. It gives senior aides "data to consult when considering corporate requests... Axios has learned that 'examples of good partners' on the White House list include Uber, DoorDash, United, Delta, AT&T, Cisco, Airlines for America, and the Steel Manufacturers Association," the report said.