Republican senator calls for probe of Trump's family business dealings

Republican Senator John Curtis calls for a Senate Judiciary Committee investigation into whether President Donald Trump's family is profiting from his time in office, citing payments by a Russian oligarch for Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding celebrations in the Bahamas. Curtis argues for equal standards across parties, referencing previous investigations into Hunter Biden. The request is not expected to be decided until after the November midterm elections.

Republican Senator John Curtis of Utah has called for a Senate Judiciary Committee investigation into whether President Donald Trump's family is profiting from his time in office. In a letter to the committee, Curtis cited payments by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev for Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding celebrations in the Bahamas this year, as well as Trump Jr.'s business ventures including crypto promotion, real estate deals, and prediction market platforms. Congressional Democrats launched their own investigation into the wedding payments last week. Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley told reporters he would consider the request seriously but cautioned that a decision would take time and is not expected until after the November 3 midterm elections. Curtis argued that standards should be equal regardless of political party, pointing to previous congressional investigations into Hunter Biden. The letter marks a rare instance of a Republican senator publicly calling for scrutiny of the Trump family's business dealings, as the president's approval rating stands at 32% according to Reuters/Ipsos polling.