General counsel of Texas insurance company fired, while CEO of Illinois-based consulting firm says he’s ‘embarrassed’ over his participation
by Chip Cutter and Emily Glazer
Market Watch
Capitol Report: Betsy DeVos, Elaine Chao, Mick Mulvaney and others quit administration after siege on Capitol Hill
Facebook Inc. banned Trump indefinitely and Canada-based Shopify Inc. closed online stores associated with Trump’s campaign and businesses. Publisher Simon & Schuster said it would drop a coming book by Sen. Josh Hawley, a key backer of Trump’s election claims. Dozens more executives and trade groups denounced the takeover of the Capitol and called for the removal of the president.
A number of companies said they fired employees who participated in the riot at the Capitol after seeing employees in photos and videos posted to social media.