When then-President Donald Trump falsely declared victory days after Election Night in 2020, dozens of CEOs at the nation’s top companies assembled on a Zoom call to prevent what they feared could be the end of democracy in the U.S.

As Trump stands poised to win the Republican nomination in the 2024 contest, however, some prominent chief executives appear to have softened their stance toward him.

Rattling off Trump's policies on topics ranging from the economy to China, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC earlier this month that Trump "wasn't wrong about some of these critical issues.” Dimon did not respond to ABC News’ request for comment.

Former company executives and advocacy group leaders expressed concern to ABC News about the posture toward Trump taken up by prominent CEOs in recent weeks, saying the executives appear to be prioritizing the short-term interests of their companies over the long-term health of the nation’s democracy and, in turn, a stable free market economy.

In private, many CEOs acknowledge that Trump poses a threat to democracy, but they likely remain reluctant to weigh in out of fear for an appearance of partisanship or even backlash from Trump should he become president, some of the former executives and advocacy group leaders said.

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"CEOs are hedging their bets," Tom Rogers, the founder of CNBC and an attendee at the Zoom call in November 2020, told ABC News.

"People think being on the wrong side of Trump was a bad move for individual companies. People may fear that if he is unleashed in a second term, his willingness to take on individual companies could be even more extreme," Rogers added.

As another presidential election nears, Trump continues to deny the outcome of the previous election and vows to vigorously fight scores of felony charges, including allegations in two separate indictments of an illegal attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election outcome.

He has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has denied wrongdoing in response to all related allegations.

In recent weeks, a series of high-profile CEOs have spoken confidently about the prospects for their businesses or the country under Trump.

"The reality is, hey, we are the same company, regardless of when that election is going to occur. And regardless of who that president will be," Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told Bloomberg earlier this month.

Also speaking this month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Bloomberg, "I believe America is going to be fine no matter what happens in this election."