Tech Firms Are Giving Money to Election Deniers Again

Companies suspended contributions to lawmakers who refused to certify Biden’s win, but reversed course for the midterm elections

The biggest giver in the tech and telecom sectors was AT&T.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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By Emily Birnbaum and Dina Bass

December 14, 2022 at 1:00 PM UTC

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Some of the biggest technology and telecom companies jettisoned pledges made in the wake of the US Capitol assault and gave money to reelect lawmakers who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s electoral victory, according to filings reviewed by Bloomberg News.

The companies expressed horror after supporters of then-President Donald Trump went on a rampage Jan. 6, 2021, in an effort to halt Biden’s certification. Citing the need to defend democracy, the firms said they would suspend campaign donations to the 147 Republicans who voted against certifying the presidential election results that day.