{"id":27637,"date":"2026-09-23T06:37:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T06:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27637"},"modified":"2026-09-23T06:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T06:37:58","slug":"russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-to-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27637","title":{"rendered":"Russian oligarch\u2019s wedding gift to Trump Jr puts family dealings under scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134427059,imgsize-59132,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg\" alt=\"Russian oligarch\u2019s wedding gift to Trump Jr puts family dealings under scrutiny\" title=\"Russian oligarch\u2019s wedding gift for Trump Jr puts family dealings under scrutiny\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Russian oligarch\u2019s wedding gift for Trump Jr puts family dealings under scrutiny\">Russian oligarch\u2019s wedding gift for Trump Jr puts family dealings under scrutiny<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Russian oligarch\u2019s role in Donald Trump Jr\u2019s wedding celebrations has now sparked a call for a Senate investigation from the GOP. Republican senator John Curtis of Utah has asked the Judiciary Committee to examine whether US president Donald Trump\u2019s son benefited financially from his proximity to the White House.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Curtis, who is not a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the request in a letter sent on Tuesday to committee chairman Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, and the panel\u2019s top Democrat, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin. He asked the committee to subpoena Trump Jr over his business dealings, relationships with foreign individuals and entities, gifts and other benefits he has received, and any instances in which his relationship with President Donald Trump \u201cwas invoked or understood to provide value.<!-- -->\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Curtis also called for the same scrutiny of Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>\u201cThe country should not have to accept one standard for the family of a Republican president and another for the family of a Democratic president,\u201d Curtis wrote.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Curtis seeks scrutiny of Jr&#8217;s foreign ties<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The request puts a Republican senator at the centre of scrutiny of Trump\u2019s family at a time when most Republican lawmakers have largely avoided weighing in on the president\u2019s son.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Curtis, who was first elected to the Senate in 2024, has previously vowed not to shy away from disagreements with Trump. He has publicly broken with the president several times, including rejecting Trump\u2019s calls to eliminate the Senate filibuster.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>His latest criticism, however, goes beyond a disagreement over policy. Curtis last Friday described the reported wedding funding as \u201ccorruption\u201d and said he would say more about the issue in the coming days.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>\u201cA Russian oligarch paid for a lavish wedding after-party for Donald Trump Jr, which to me just stinks. It\u2019s corruption. I don\u2019t like it,\u201d Curtis said in a video posted on social media.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Earlier on Tuesday, Curtis also referred to the Republican-led scrutiny of Hunter Biden\u2019s foreign relationships, writing that Republicans \u201cnearly wore out the subpoena machine investigating Hunter Biden\u2019s foreign relationships\u201d and that they \u201cshould not unplug it now.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Russian oligarch helped fund wedding celebrations<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The controversy follows a report by ProPublica last week that Umar Kremlev, who has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, helped pay for the rental of a private island and a fireworks show during celebrations for Trump Jr and socialite Bettina Anderson\u2019s wedding in the Bahamas in May.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Bettina Trump later addressed Kremlev\u2019s involvement in an Instagram post signed by the couple. She described Kremlev, who is head of the International Boxing Association, as a \u201cdear friend\u201d who \u201cvery generously hosted two incredible nights of celebrations for us AFTER our wedding.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Though Trump did not attend his son\u2019s wedding, he defended Kremlev\u2019s involvement but said the money would be paid back.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Curtis\u2019 letter asks the Judiciary Committee to examine Trump Jr\u2019s business dealings, his relationships with foreign individuals and entities, and gifts or other benefits he has received. It also seeks scrutiny of instances in which his relationship with the president \u201cwas invoked or understood to provide value.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>More facts needed<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>Grassley has not yet committed to an investigation. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, he said he was not yet familiar with the facts surrounding the case and would need to gather more information before deciding what action to take.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>\u201cI\u2019m going to take these requests seriously and sit down with staff and see what we can do,\u201d Grassley said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>He added that the process would take time and said, \u201cit takes time, and if you were going to ask me when we&#8217;re going to have a hearing, there\u2019s no way I could answer that today.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>Senate majority leader John Thune, Republican of South Dakota, also declined to offer a view, saying he did not \u201chave an observation on that.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/>Still, some Republican lawmakers have indicated that they would support Curtis\u2019 request.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"52\"\/>The developments come as a few Republicans have recently shown a greater willingness to criticise Trump\u2019s policies after largely avoiding public breaks with him during much of his second term.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"54\"\/>Meanwhile, the ongoing war in Iran, high gas prices and mounting concerns about Republican prospects in November\u2019s midterm elections have brought increased scrutiny of the president from within his own party.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/international-business\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-to-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny\/articleshow\/134427026.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian oligarch\u2019s wedding gift for Trump Jr puts family dealings under scrutiny A Russian oligarch\u2019s role in Donald Trump Jr\u2019s wedding celebrations has now sparked a call for a Senate investigation from the GOP. Republican senator John Curtis of Utah has asked the Judiciary Committee to examine whether US president Donald Trump\u2019s son benefited financially [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/russian-oligarchs-wedding-gift-for-trump-jr-puts-family-dealings-under-scrutiny.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Russian oligarch\u2019s wedding gift for Trump Jr puts family dealings under scrutiny A Russian oligarch\u2019s role in Donald Trump Jr\u2019s wedding celebrations has now sparked a call for a Senate investigation from the GOP. 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