Senator Curtis calls for probe into Trump family business — Jerusalem Post

In the United States, Republican Senator John Curtis called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate whether the family of President Donald Trump is benefiting from his time in office. The Jerusalem Post reports.

Request to the Senate committee

In an open letter, Curtis asked for an examination of the business activities of the president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., as well as reports that Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev may have paid for Trump Jr.'s wedding celebrations in the Bahamas this year. Democrats in Congress launched an investigation into these payments last week.

Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley told reporters that he would seriously consider Curtis's request. At the same time, he noted that a decision to launch an investigation would take time; it was not expected before the November 3 midterm elections.

Questions about influence and access

Curtis called for an examination of the presidential family's ties with U.S. and foreign entities, as well as the possibility of using such relationships for influence. He drew attention to Trump Jr.'s business projects, including cryptocurrency promotion, real estate transactions, and prediction market platforms.

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According to the senator, these circumstances raise questions about foreigners' access to the family of the sitting president and possible expectations of favorable treatment in return. Curtis also warned that such ties could create national security risks.

Last week, Trump said that his son was returning money to Kremlev, but provided no further details. The Trump family rejects the existence of a conflict of interest, referring to a trust managed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.

Curtis recalled previous congressional investigations into Hunter Biden and said that standards should be the same for the families of presidents from both parties. The committee's leading Democrat, Senator Dick Durbin, separately supported Curtis's request.