
Republican Senator John Curtis has asked the US Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate whether Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden used their family ties to obtain private financial benefits, following revelations that Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, close to Vladimir Putin, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for Trump Jr.'s wedding in the Bahamas, including renting a private island.
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The request for an investigation came after a report by ProPublica revealed that Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, close to Vladimir Putin, financed a large part of Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson's wedding in the Bahamas in May 2026, including the rental of a private island. Senator John Curtis argues that such relationships could represent conflicts of interest and misuse of privileged access by presidential families.
A Republican senator asked this Tuesday (22) that Donald Trump Jr., son of United States President Donald Trump, be subpoenaed to testify about the financing of his wedding. The party was paid for by a Russian businessman close to President Vladimir Putin.
John Curtis, senator from Utah, asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate whether members of presidential families used their political ties to obtain private financial benefits. The request also includes testimony from Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden.
The initiative was presented after an investigation by the newspaper ProPublica revealed that Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman close to Putin, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses for the wedding of Trump Jr. and Bettina Trump, held in the Bahamas in May. Among the expenses was renting a private island.
Trump Jr. and Bettina later confirmed Kremlev's participation and said he was a friend who had generously hosted two nights of celebrations. The couple classified the payment as a wedding gift.
Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Bettina Anderson, on September 12, 2026 — Photo: Kylie Cooper/Reuters
"A toaster is a wedding gift. A party on a private island paid for by a Putin-linked oligarch is something else," Curtis wrote in X.
The senator stated that the investigation should verify whether relationships with members of presidential families can provide privileged access or favorable treatment to foreign interests. Curtis also wants to assess whether current laws are sufficient to prevent this type of situation.
In calling for the investigation of Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden, Curtis said Congress should not adopt different criteria for family members of Republican and Democratic presidents.
"The country should not have to accept one standard for the family of a Republican president and another for the family of a Democratic president," the senator wrote.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Senate Judiciary Committee will open a formal investigation into the financing of Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding.
Likely · Within weeks
Donald Trump Jr. will be called to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Possible · Within months

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