GOP Senator calls for probe of Trump Jr. after wedding party bankrolled by Russian oligarch

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah is calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate whether Donald Trump Jr. used his proximity to the presidency for financial benefit, after his recent wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch.

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Grassley said he wasn’t yet familiar with the facts of the case. “I’m going to take these requests seriously and sit down with staff and see what we can do,” Grassley said, adding that “it takes time, and if you were going to ask me when we’re going to have a hearing, there’s no way I could answer that today.” Curtis calls the funding ‘corruption’ Curtis, first elected to the Senate in 2024, vowed upon taking office not to shy away from disagreeing with Trump.

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