GOP senator asks Senate committee to subpoena Donald Trump Jr., Hunter Biden

A Republican senator's push to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden highlights rare intra-party scrutiny over presidential family finances.

Republican Senator John Curtis of Utah has urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to issue subpoenas for Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden. The call follows revelations that a Russian oligarch partially bankrolled post-wedding festivities for Trump Jr. in the Caribbean. This bipartisan-style scrutiny from within the president's own party highlights growing congressional concern over the private financial use of presidential family relationships.

• Senator John Curtis sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee requesting the subpoenas.
• The investigation centers on the alleged use of presidential family relationships for private financial benefit.
• A Russian oligarch reportedly paid for post-wedding festivities for Donald Trump Jr. in the Caribbean.
• The push marks a rare instance of a Republican lawmaker calling for an investigation into a president's family member.

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