Investigate Shady Defense Contracts Enriching Trump's Family

Donald Trump’s family may be cashing in on Pentagon contracts — and the public deserves answers now.

House Oversight Democrats are calling for an investigation after the Department of Defense awarded lucrative contracts to companies tied to Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. One drone company received a Pentagon deal shortly after Trump’s sons backed it. Another company that employs Eric Trump landed a $24 million defense contract.

This is exactly the kind of corruption risk government watchdogs are supposed to stop. The Pentagon controls hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars. Those decisions must be based on national security, public value, and ethical procurement — not whether a company has connections to the president’s family.

Tell Department of Defense Inspector General Platte B. Moring III: investigate these contracts, expose any conflicts of interest, and protect taxpayer dollars from Trump family self-dealing.

Oversight Democrats warn that Trump’s adult children have increasingly involved themselves in defense-related firms working on drones, rockets, robotics, and other military technologies. Some of those firms then received grants, loans, or contracts after Trump family involvement.

That raises urgent questions: Were these companies chosen because they offered the best products, or because of their ties to the first family? Did Trump family members benefit from insider knowledge about Pentagon priorities? Did administration officials help steer public money toward companies connected to the president’s sons?

The DOD inspector general has the authority to investigate whether safeguards are working, whether procurement rules were followed, and whether any official abused power to enrich the Trump family.

The petition to Department of Defense Inspector General Platte B. Moring III reads:

"Launch a full investigation into Department of Defense contracts, grants, and awards involving companies tied to Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., or other Trump family business interests. Disclose all relevant contracts, determine whether conflicts of interest or self-dealing influenced procurement decisions, and recommend safeguards, referrals, and accountability measures to protect taxpayer dollars and national security."