Republican Senator Seeks Probe Into Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden Over Crypto Deals

Senator John Curtis (R-Utah) has called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate the financial dealings of President Donald Trump's eldest son and former President Joe Biden's son, citing potential ethics violations tied to the presidency and the crypto industry. In a letter sent Monday to committee chair Chuck Grassley and ranking member Dick Durbin, Curtis urged lawmakers to examine "the use of presidential family relationships for private financial benefit, preferential treatment, or access by domestic and foreign interest," and requested subpoenas for both Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden.

Curtis specifically flagged Donald Trump Jr.'s involvement in family-backed cryptocurrency ventures, including World Liberty Financial and the $TRUMP memecoin, as well as his advisory roles with prediction market platforms under Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversight. He also highlighted a 2024 controversy in which Trump Jr. and his wife accepted gifts from Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev at their wedding — gifts the president later said his son repaid. Curtis raised parallel concerns about Hunter Biden's "substantial business with foreign entities," noting that President Biden issued a blanket pardon for his son in December 2024 covering crimes he "committed or may have committed or taken part in over the last decade."

While Democratic lawmakers have previously demanded investigations into the Trump family's crypto empire — including a reported $500 million deal linked to Abu Dhabi's royal family — Curtis's request marks a rare instance of a Republican joining the call. "The purpose of such an inquiry should be straightforward: establish the facts, determine whether existing ethics, disclosure, or anti-corruption laws apply, and identify reforms necessary to prevent the presidency from becoming a vehicle for private enrichment by those closest to it," Curtis wrote. Now serving his first term, the Utah senator faces no reelection pressure until 2030, giving him political space to take a stance that crosses traditional partisan lines on crypto-related presidential ethics.