CEOs Consider Ways to Smooth Bidenâs Presidential Transition, Including Holding Back Campaign Money Leaders of some large companies say they may withhold political donations and investments in states whose lawmakers are challenging Electoral College results President-elect Joe Biden condemned violent rioters who broke into the Capitol building and forced a halt to the ratification of Bidenâs Electoral College win. Photo: Susan Walsh/AP By Jan. 6, 2021 9:34 am ET In a virtual gathering of chief executives convened to discuss political turbulence stemming from the 2020 election, leaders of some of the largest U.S. companies said they were considering withholding donations to Republican lawmakers seeking to impede the presidential transition.