Republican Senator John Curtis of Utah has written to the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee, urging them to subpoena Donald Trump Jr over his business dealings and foreign connections. The demand comes after revelations that a Russian oligarch with ties to Vladimir Putin bankrolled part of Trump Jr's wedding to Bettina Anderson, including the rental of a private island in the Bahamas.
In his letter sent Tuesday, Curtis accused Trump Jr of corruption and requested the committee investigate gifts received, relationships with foreign individuals, and any instances where his connection to his father, President Donald Trump, "was invoked or understood to provide value."
The senator's move marks a rare instance of a Republican lawmaker calling for scrutiny of a Trump family member's financial ties to foreign entities.