犹他州共和党参议员约翰·柯蒂斯呼吁参议院司法委员会主席查克·格拉斯利（爱荷华州共和党人）和资深成员迪克·杜宾（伊利诺伊州民主党人）。作为对“利用总统家庭关系谋取私人经济利益、优惠待遇或国内外利益准入”的调查的一部分，柯蒂斯敦促参议员们展开调查。
柯蒂斯的信是在他发布了一个X上的视频周五，有报道称小唐纳德·特朗普5月份为期两天的婚礼后派对由一个俄罗斯寡头资助与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京关系密切的人“臭气熏天”，是“腐败分子”他承诺在这个问题上采取进一步的行动。
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）上周表示，他的儿子已经偿还了寡头的派对后费用，尽管没有公开提供据称偿还的证据。
“据我所知，他偿还了他们。他不想要那个，所以我听说他还给他们了。一个他认识的漂亮的人，我猜是他的一个朋友，给他举办了一个婚礼。“这很常见总统说．
“美国不应该对共和党总统的家庭采用一种标准，而对民主党总统的家庭采用另一种标准。国会的监督也不应该在白宫控制权易手时开始和结束，”柯蒂斯在信中写道．
“因此，我恭敬地请求参议院司法委员会对总统家庭关系用于私人经济利益、优惠待遇或国内外利益的访问展开调查，”柯蒂斯的信继续说道。“作为调查的一部分，我敦促委员会传唤小唐纳德·特朗普和亨特·拜登，就他们过去的业务往来、与外国个人和实体的关系、他们收到的礼物或其他好处，以及他们与总统的关系被援引或被理解为提供价值的任何情况作证。”
亨特·拜登是前总统乔·拜登的小儿子，多年来一直面临共和党和国会的挑战对未经证实的说法的审查据称，他和时任副总统的父亲向一名乌克兰寡头施压，要求其支付数百万美元，以策划解雇一名乌克兰检察官，这名检察官当时正在调查能源公司Burisma，寡头是该公司的首席执行官。亨特·拜登当时是Burisma的董事会成员。
德宾参议员周二表示，他支持柯蒂斯对调查的“善意请求”。
“决不能容忍腐败，”德宾在一份声明中说声明，部分原因。“忽视这一点就有成为同谋的风险。我会支持参议员柯蒂斯对司法委员会的请求。＂
当周二下午在国会山被问及柯蒂斯的请求时，格拉斯利对美国广播公司新闻说，他无法置评，因为他还没有读过这封信。
柯蒂斯不是司法委员会的成员，也不会参与任何传唤亨特·拜登或小唐纳德·特朗普的投票。然而，他是最近关于小唐纳德·特朗普婚礼的报道中来自国会山任何共和党人的最直接的警告。
在信中，柯蒂斯对亨特·拜登“与外国实体的大量业务”提出了直接关切．．．而他的父亲担任或寻求公职”，以及“特朗普总统的长子小唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump Jr ．）与外国商界人士的关系以及接受重大礼物的情况。”
柯蒂斯写道，对小特朗普活动的担忧因他“推广家族支持的加密货币企业、他继续寻求与外国元首直接会晤的国际房地产交易，以及他在国防合同方面的投资报道”而“加剧”。
柯蒂斯写道：“这些报道提出了合法的问题，即外国人士接触现任总统的家庭成员，以及这种关系是否会产生实际或感知的有利待遇预期。”“他们还可能造成对回报的期望，这不符合美国人民或我们盟友的最佳利益，甚至可能造成国家安全漏洞。”
Republican senator calls for Judiciary Committee to subpoena Donald Trump Jr． and Hunter Biden
Utah Republican Sen． John Curtis is calling on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley， R-Iowa， and Ranking Member Dick Dubin， D-Ill．， to subpoena both Donald Trump Jr． and Hunter Biden as part of an investigation into ＂the use of presidential family relationships for private financial benefit， preferential treatment or access by domestic and foreign interests＂ that Curtis is urging the senators to open．
Curtis＇ letter comes after he posted avideo on XFriday saying that reports that Donald Trump Jr．＇s two-day wedding afterparty in May had beenfunded by a Russian oligarchwith close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin ＂stink＂ and are ＂corruption．＂ He promised further action on the topic．
President Donald Trump said last week that his son had repaid the oligarch for the afterparty costs， though no evidence of that alleged repayment has been publicly offered．
＂As I understand it， he paid them back． He didn＇t want to have that， so I hear he paid them back． A person that he knows pretty， I guess a friend of his， gave him a wedding party． That＇s very common，＂ thepresident said．
＂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． Nor should congressional oversight begin and end when control of the White House changes hands，＂Curtis writes in the letter．
＂I therefore respectfully request that the Senate Judiciary Committee launch an investigation into the use of presidential family relationships for private financial benefit， preferential treatment， or access by domestic and foreign interests，＂ Curtis＇ letter continued． ＂As part of that investigation， I urge the Committee to subpoena Donald Trump Jr． and Hunter Biden to testify regarding their past business dealings， relationships with foreign individuals and entities， gifts， or other benefits they have received， and any instances in which their relationship to the President was invoked or understood to provide value．＂
Hunter Biden， the youngest son of former President Joe Biden， has faced years of Republican and congressionalscrutiny over unproven claimsthat he and his father， who was then vice president， allegedly pressured a Ukrainian oligarch to pay them millions of dollars to orchestrate the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor who at the time was investigating Burisma， the energy company of which the oligarch was CEO． Hunter Biden sat on Burisma＇s board at the time．
Sen． Durbin said Tuesday that he supports Curtis＇ ＂good faith request＂ for the investigation．
＂Corruption must never be tolerated，＂ Durbin said in astatement， in part． ＂To ignore this is to run the risk of being complicit． I will join in supporting Senator Curtis’ request of the Judiciary Committee．＂
When asked about Curtis＇ request on Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon， Sen． Grassley told ABC News he couldn＇t comment because he hadn＇t yet read the letter．
Curtis is not a member of the Judiciary Committee and would not be involved in any vote to subpoena Hunter Biden or Donald Trump Jr． However， his is the most direct admonishment regarding recent reports concerning Donald Trump Jr．＇s wedding that has come from any Republican on Capitol Hill．
In his letter， Curtis raises direct concerns both about Hunter Biden＇s ＂substantial business with foreign entities ．．． while his father held or sought public office＂ and about ＂the relationship of President Trump＇s eldest son， Donald Trump Jr．， with foreign business figures and the acceptance of significant gifts．＂
Curtis writes that concerns about Trump Jr．＇s activities are ＂compounded＂ by his ＂promotion of family-backed cryptocurrency ventures， his continued pursuit of international real estate deals involving direct meetings with foreign heads of state， and his reported investments in defense contracting．＂
＂These reports raise legitimate questions about foreign access to members of a sitting president＇s family and whether such relationships can create actual or perceived expectations of favorable treatment，＂ Curtis writes． ＂They also may create expectations of a returned favor that would not be in the best interests of the American people or our allies， and could even create national security vulnerabilities．＂
