Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) is urging Senate Judiciary leaders to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden to investigate whether presidential family ties have been used for private family gain. Why it matters: The Republican Curtis is pressing a Republican-led Senate committee to scrutinize President Trump's eldest son, arguing the same congressional oversight applied to Hunter Biden should apply to presidential families of both parties. Driving the news: The Monday letter to Senate Judiciary chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and ranking member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) asks for an investigation into "private financial benefit, preferential treatment, or access" tied to presidential family relationships. - Curtis wants the committee to…
Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) is urging Senate Judiciary leaders to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden to investigate whether presidential family ties have been used for private family gain. Why it matters: The Republican Curtis is pressing a Republican-led Senate committee to scrutinize President Trump's eldest son, arguing the same congressional oversight applied to Hunter Biden should apply to presidential families of both parties. Driving the news: The Monday letter to Senate Judiciary chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and ranking member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) asks for an investigation into "private financial benefit, preferential treatment, or access" tied to presidential family relationships. - Curtis wants the committee to…Open
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy is the latest GOP lawmaker to criticize President Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. for allowing an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin to pay for his post-wedding parties. ProPublica was the first to report that Umar Kremlev paid much of the bill for two nights of parties in the Bahamas back in May, with costs reportedly well into the six figures. In a post acknowledging the report, Donald Trump Jr. and his wife called Kremlev a "dear friend". Meanwhile, President Trump downplayed the controversy, saying it is "totally allowed" while claiming — without offering proof — that Donald Trump Jr. paid the money back. The Morning Joe panel discusses the ongoing controversy and its fallout.
Hunter Biden took to social media to mock Donald Trump Jr. over reports that a wealthy Russian businessman helped fund his post-wedding festivities, a jab that lands awkwardly given Biden's own long history of controversy. The former first son posted his taunt on Tuesday, one day after ProPublica published an investigative report alleging that Umar […] The post Hunter Biden taunts Don Jr. over Russian businessman's role in wedding celebration appeared first on American Almanac .
Hunter Biden took to social media to mock Donald Trump Jr. over reports that a wealthy Russian businessman helped fund his post-wedding festivities, a jab that lands awkwardly given Biden's own long history of controversy. The former first son posted his taunt on Tuesday, one day after ProPublica published an investigative report alleging that Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman and associate of Vladimir Putin, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for two nights of celebrations following Trump Jr.'s marriage to socialite Bettina Anderson. Trump Jr. and his new wife confirmed the arrangement but insisted it was nothing more than a generous gift from a personal friend. Hunter Biden's post read: "Don Jr needed a Russian oligarch, two…Open
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is investigating a Russian oligarch's reported financial involvement in a celebration related to Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding , Axios has learned. Why it matters: Garcia is poised to be Congress' lead investigator if Democrats retake the House. This probe offers a pretty good hint of the direction he'll go in that role. - "Oversight Democrats are investigating the numerous ways in which the Trump family have sought to enrich themselves on the basis of their proximity to President Donald Trump," Garcia stated in a letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. - In a separate letter to Trump Jr. , Garcia wrote that ProPublica's reporting on Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev's role in…
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is investigating a Russian oligarch's reported financial involvement in a celebration related to Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding , Axios has learned. Why it matters: Garcia is poised to be Congress' lead investigator if Democrats retake the House. This probe offers a pretty good hint of the direction he'll go in that role. - "Oversight Democrats are investigating the numerous ways in which the Trump family have sought to enrich themselves on the basis of their proximity to President Donald Trump," Garcia stated in a letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. - In a separate letter to Trump Jr. , Garcia wrote that ProPublica's reporting on Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev's role in…Open
Brian Hooker has officially been spotted for the first time since leaving the Bahamas after his wife, Lynette Hooker, vanished. An exclusive photo obtained by “Drop Dead Serious” shows Brian at his mother’s home in Sacramento as the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service continues its federal murder investigation into Lynette’s disappearance. Do the feds finally have enough evidence to make their move, and if so, why hasn’t Brian Hooker been arrested? In this episode of “Drop Dead Serious,” former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani joins Ashleigh Banfield to explain how federal murder investigations work, why prosecutors often build nearly their entire case before making an arrest and what the delay could mean for Brian. Brian…
ABC’s Morgan Norwood provides the latest details in the heroic rescue of eight American passengers and two crew members from a seaplane that crashed in the Bahamas.
