Just weeks ahead of the high-stakes midterm elections, Republican Senator John Curtis requested an official investigation into the financial dealings of the Trump family and urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. to testify.
Curtis is a freshman senator and is a key moderate voice among Senate Republicans, as reported by Bloomberg . He holds the seat vacated by Republican Mitt Romney. John Curtis is a 66-year-old Republican senator representing Utah.
Curtis is the first sitting senator of the party to seek an investigation into whether Trump or his family has used the presidency for personal gain, the report added While other Republican senators have criticised US President Donald Trump over the war with Iran or other policy stances. In a video posted on X last Friday, the senator had also talked about Trump Jr.’s wedding afterparty. In his letter, released on Tuesday, the Utah Senator asked the Judiciary Committee leadership to examine how presidential relationships are used “for private financial benefit, preferential treatment, or access by domestic and foreign interests. Notably, according to the Bloomberg report, US President Trump said on Friday that his son would repay the Russian oligarch for the party.
Will a hearing take place soon?
A spokesperson for the Judiciary Committee said that while the Senator’s letter has been received, the committee has limited dates to hold hearings for the rest of the year, according to the Bloomberg report.
