GOP senator wants to subpoena Donald Trump Jr., Hunter Biden over
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
Let’s be crystal clear about what this stunt is: a distraction. Senator John Curtis, in a sudden burst of bipartisanship, wants to subpoena both Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden.
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Sen. John Curtis is pushing for an investigation into whether the sons of President Trump and former President Joseph R. Biden used their proximity to power for personal gain, a week after a Putin-connected Russian businessman was found to have bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.'s lavish afterparty as a wedding gift.
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Let’s be crystal clear about what this stunt is: a distraction. Senator John Curtis, in a sudden burst of bipartisanship, wants to subpoena both Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden. This is a false equivalence of the highest order. We are supposed to believe that a private citizen attending a party funded by a foreign national is the moral equivalent of the son of a sitting Vice President cashing checks from foreign oligarchs while his father ran the Obama administration’s policy on Ukraine? This is the swamp trying to muddy the waters. The GOP should not fall for this trap.
The facts are not complicated. Donald Trump Jr. was a private businessman. He did not hold a security clearance. He did not shape foreign policy. He was not on the payroll of the U.S. government. Hunter Biden, on the other hand, sat on the board of Burisma while his father was the point man for the entire region. That isn't proximity to power; that is the power itself being monetized. The story about a wedding gift from a Russian businessman is a hit piece designed to distract from the actual corruption that the Biden family perfected. One son had dinner; the other had influence. Comparing the two is an insult to the intelligence of the American voter.
Why is Senator Curtis pushing this now? Because he is one of the "Never Trumpers" who never misses a chance to score points with the establishment media. He knows the Democrats have nothing on President Trump, so he is trying to manufacture a narrative that both families are equally dirty. This is the "both sides" nonsense that lost trust with the base. We are sick of Republicans who act like the referees instead of the players. Playing nice with the media is not a strategy; it is surrender. The only purpose of this investigation is to give the left cover to bury the Biden corruption story.
The Republican Party needs to decide whose side it is on. We should be focused on the border, on inflation, and on the weaponization of the justice system. We should not be helping the Democrats launder their sins by pretending a private party is a scandal. The real corruption is in the swamp, and it has a last name of Biden. If Senator Curtis wants to investigate someone, he should look at the millions flowing into the Biden family accounts, not the guest list of a wedding. Stop the political theater and start the real fight. Otherwise, sit down and let the adults lead.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.

