One Standard: Sen. John Curtis on Presidential Families and Foreign Money

<p dir="ltr">Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, called for the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden over their foreign business dealings and presidential family connections. On this bonus episode of "<a href="https://pages.deseret.com/podcasts/deseret-voices">Deseret Voices</a>,"he explains why he called a Russian oligarch's lavish wedding gift "corruption" and why he believes the same standard should apply to both parties.</p>

<p dir="ltr">After a <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin">ProPublica investigation</a> revealed that Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev bankrolled Trump Jr.'s wedding after-party on a private island in the Bahamas, Curtis <a href="https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/09/22/john-curtis-want-to-subpoena-don-jr-hunter-biden/">sent a letter</a> to Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley calling for a formal investigation. His concerns extend beyond the wedding to cryptocurrency ventures, international real estate deals, defense contracting investments and prediction market platforms.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Host Jane Clayson Johnson asks Curtis what crossed the line, why he included Hunter Biden, whether he sees a national security risk and what happens if his own party declines to act.</p>

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