# Left held our businesses hostage. Now it wants to punish those that escaped

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/left-held-our-businesses-hostage-now-it-wants-to-punish-those-that-escaped/
- Published: 2026-11-13T10:00:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T10:20:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/left-held-our-businesses-hostage-now-wants-punish-those-escaped
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A progressive group’s proposal outlines possible Democratic investigations of businesses.
- Jamie Raskin has threatened scrutiny of companies working with the Trump administration.
- The opinion piece describes the plans as political retaliation.

## Summary

A conservative opinion article argues that Democrats are preparing to investigate companies that have scaled back diversity, equity and inclusion programmes or declined to oppose the Trump administration. It presents the threatened scrutiny as political retaliation and says it could pressure businesses to adopt progressive causes.

The article cites a 182-page proposal from a progressive group outlining possible investigations, and comments by Maryland Democrat Jamie Raskin, who is expected to chair the House Judiciary Committee. Raskin has said Democrats may investigate corporations he believes are working with the Trump administration, including law firms that changed their DEI policies. The article argues that companies should prioritise their legal duties to shareholders and focus on their core business.

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