With the midterms days away, a new Fox News poll shows that 60 percent of voters now rank government corruption as their top concern—ahead of inflation and gas prices. The issue is not just an election flashpoint; it's about to trigger a wave of congressional investigations into the Trump administration's most controversial appointees and family members.
Among the first targets is former ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle. According to The Wall Street Journal, she resigned after reports that she solicited $100,000 from a Trump donor to pay her personal credit card bill before her Senate confirmation. Investigators are likely to ask how someone with undisclosed financial obligations and reported ties to dealmakers gained access to national security information—a classic blackmail vulnerability.
Also in the spotlight are Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who served as Trump's top foreign policy negotiators. The New York Times reported last week that their talks included billion-dollar oil refinery deals that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with connections to them. With Trump's influence waning, these two now face growing odds of being called to testify under oath.
The president's sons, Eric and Donald Trump Jr., are also expected to face questioning. Both have been deeply involved in cryptocurrency ventures, an industry that has become a favored tool for evading taxes and international sanctions, as well as for laundering money for drug traffickers and other criminals. Their family has made billions from crypto while Trump was in office, and corporations with government contracts have privately donated hundreds of millions to his ballroom project, according to The Washington Post.
Another likely witness is former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia. She lasted only a week in the job after stumbling over questions about her background. She repeatedly described herself as a lawyer on television, but journalists discovered she never practiced law in the U.S. and failed the California bar exam. Her husband was involved in major business deals in China while she worked at a law firm there, raising questions about whether the White House properly vetted her credentials and foreign ties.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, another former TV personality with no government experience, faces fierce scrutiny for ordering U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean that killed people. His team released videos of the attacks, which the administration claimed were aimed at drug smugglers, but the evidence for using lethal force has never been seriously investigated. Hegseth also proposed livestreaming the execution of a man in a wheelchair by firing squad—a plan the White House ultimately scrapped.
National security analyst Joe Cirincione once described Trump's ambassador picks as “a diplomatic clown car that's about to be rolling up at the Capitol with all these idiots.” That clown car is now long overdue for a police stop, with congressional investigators ready to search it from tip to tail.
Using their subpoena power, investigators should review financial disclosures, security-clearance applications, and quid-pro-quo deals. They need to probe wasteful contracts and misuse of military force. The records exist, the witnesses exist, and Congress has the power to uncover the truth. The goal must be accountability, not political revenge—because Americans across the political spectrum see the corruption and are demanding answers.
