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  • some of the world's biggest companies said on Sunday they will suspend donations to US lawmakers who voted against certifying President elect Joe Biden's victory.

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  • Morgan Chase and Citigroup, the world's largest hotel company.

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  • It follows last week's violence in Washington when President Trump supporters stormed the capital in an attempt to stop the formal recognition off Trump's defeat.

  • Five people died, including a police officer.

  • JP Morgan and Citigroup said they will pause all political action committee donations over the coming months.

  • In a memo to employees seen by Reuters, Citigroup's global government affairs head Candi Wolff said Quote, We want you to be assured that we will not support candidates who do not respect the rule of law.

  • They had previously donated to Republican Senator Josh Hawley, who led the charge against the certification off Biden's win.

  • Other major US companies, like Ford and Walmart, haven't paused donations yet, but a Wal Mart spokesman said they will factor in last week's events to their review process.

  • Meanwhile, the digital payments companies stripe said it would stop processing payments for Trump's campaign website following the riot.

  • And late Sunday, the PGA tweeted that its board voted to strip the 2022 PGA Golf Championship away from the Trump National Bedminster Golf Club in New Jersey.

some of the world's biggest companies said on Sunday they will suspend donations to US lawmakers who voted against certifying President elect Joe Biden's victory.

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