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Curtis Requests Subpoenas for Trump Jr., Hunter Biden

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 2:51 AM UTC · How we work

Center

Bipartisan Probe Claims

Senator John Curtis asked Senate Judiciary Committee on September 22, 2026 to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden for testimony.
The subpoena request was framed as bipartisan, noting Democratic ranking member Senator Dick Durbin’s support.
Curtis alleged Hunter Biden did business with Chinese and Ukrainian firms during his father’s presidency.
The Bahamas after-wedding party was funded by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev for Donald Trump Jr.

Left

Coverup Warning

Senator John Curtis of Utah requested the Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden on Sept 22, 2026.
The request stresses foreign-access risks and urges equal accountability for both presidential families, with Durbin warning that ignoring it could enable a coverup.
Hunter Biden posted on X that he will testify.
Durbin said Hunter already gave a deposition, Donald Trump Jr. has not, warning a coverup.

Blindspot

Senator John Curtis asserted that Hunter Biden engaged in substantial business with foreign entities in China and Ukraine while his father was president or seeking office.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

After the Senate voted 77-0 in February 1973 to create the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, Chairman Sam Ervin televised hearings that reached 85 % of U.S. households and helped force President Richard Nixon’s 1974 resignation. In September 2026, Senator John Curtis invoked that Watergate precedent while urging a subpoena of Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden, highlighting Congress’s enduring oversight role.

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Bipartisan Probe Claims

Senator John Curtis asked Senate Judiciary Committee on September 22, 2026 to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden for testimony.
The subpoena request was framed as bipartisan, noting Democratic ranking member Senator Dick Durbin’s support.
Curtis alleged Hunter Biden did business with Chinese and Ukrainian firms during his father’s presidency.
The Bahamas after-wedding party was funded by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev for Donald Trump Jr.

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