6 Months After Attack On U.S. Capitol, Corporate Pledges Fall Flat

Many companies have resumed donations to lawmakers who supported the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, despite initially pledging not to finance insurre...

As shockwaves spread across the country from the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, corporate America took a stand against the lies that powered the mob. Or so it seemed. Dozens of big companies, citing their commitment to democracy, pledged to avoid donating money to the 147 lawmakers who objected to Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s victory on the false grounds that voting fraud stole the election from then-President Donald Trump. It was a striking gesture by some of the most familiar names in business but, as it turns out, it was largely an empty one.