GOP senator turns spotlight on US president’s crypto ventures

A first-term Republican has defected from the party and called for an investigation into the two sons of US presidents. Sen. John Curtis of Utah cited cryptocurrency companies affiliated with the incumbent president’s family. He addressed the Senate Judiciary Committee, asking for subpoenas for Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden.

A Republican asking questions his own party has avoided

Curtis directed his letter to Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley from Iowa and the committee’s ranking Democrat Dick Durbin from Illinois to investigate “the use of family relationships for private financial benefit, favoritism, or access by domestic and foreign entities.”

On X, Curtis made the difference between a gift and what transpired during the wedding of Trump Jr., saying, “A toaster is a wedding gift. A private island party thrown at the expense of a Putin-connected oligarch is another story altogether.” According to Curtis, the Republicans have “nearly worn out the subpoena machine” investigating the foreign dealings of Hunter Biden and shouldn’t stop now.

A toaster is a wedding gift. A private-island party paid for by a Putin-connected oligarch is something else. Republicans nearly wore out the subpoena machine investigating Hunter Biden’s foreign relationships. We should not unplug it now. ‘Trust us’ was not enough then, and it… pic.twitter.com/dcWqUO6e2X

— Senator John Curtis (@SenJohnCurtis) September 22, 2026