2026-09-22 14:29:41 GMT / 路透社
作者：苏珊·希维
2026年9月22日 下午2:29 UTC 更新于1小时前
- 摘要
- 柯蒂斯呼吁参议院调查小特朗普旗下企业及俄罗斯寡头婚礼付款事件
- 参议员：总统家族关系可能构成国家安全风险
- 中期选举临近，这封信再度凸显共和党罕见的反特朗普立场
华盛顿9月22日路透电 – 一名共和党美国参议员周二呼吁调查总统唐纳德·特朗普家族利用其在任身份牟利的行为，称民众认为他们在利用职务之便的看法正在削弱民众对政府的信任。
参议员约翰·柯蒂斯致函参议院相关委员会，要求调查特朗普长子小唐纳德·特朗普名下企业，以及今年俄罗斯寡头为其在巴哈马举办的婚礼庆典支付的款项。国会民主党人上周已就婚礼付款事件启动调查。
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这封公开信是两天内第二位知名共和党人与越来越不受欢迎的特朗普总统划清界限的举动，距离中期选举仅剩六周，特朗普所在政党正在捍卫其在美国国会微弱的多数席位优势。
共和党议员阿什利·希金森和迈克·罗杰斯均在参选参议员，他们周一呼吁迅速结束伊朗战争，试图与这场推高能源价格、加剧生活成本上涨（这是美国民众中期选举前最关心的问题）的不受欢迎的冲突撇清关系。
但与罗杰斯和希金森不同的是，犹他州议员柯蒂斯要到2030年才需要寻求连任。
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路透社/益普索本周民调显示，特朗普的公众支持率跌至历史最低点，选民对11月3日中期选举中选举共和党人的支持率也有所下滑。
“合理质疑”
在致参议院司法委员会的信中，柯蒂斯敦促该委员会调查总统家族关系及其被国内外实体利用的可能性，其中包括俄罗斯寡头奥马尔·克雷姆列夫为小特朗普支付的数十万美元婚礼费用。
柯蒂斯还对小特朗普的商业 ventures 提出质疑，包括加密货币推广、房地产交易、预测市场平台等，当时他的父亲正掌控白宫。
“这些报道引发了合理质疑：外国势力是否能够接触在任总统的家庭成员，以及这类关系是否会造成实际或被感知到的优待预期，”他写道。“它们还可能引发回报预期，这不符合美国民众或我们盟友的最佳利益，甚至可能造成国家安全漏洞。”
特朗普上周表示，他的儿子正在偿还克雷姆列夫的款项，但未提供其他细节，而一位知情人士告诉路透社，小特朗普计划向这位俄罗斯人报销费用。
特朗普家族为其在任期间的商业往来辩护，并否认存在利益冲突，称相关事务由小特朗普和埃里克·特朗普管理的信托基金负责。
记者未能立即联系到小特朗普的代表置评。
柯蒂斯提及此前国会对前总统乔·拜登之子亨特·拜登的调查，并表示无论党派如何，都应适用同等标准。
“国家不应在共和党总统家族和民主党总统家族之间采用双重标准，”柯蒂斯写道。“国会监督也不应随着白宫控制权更迭而开始或结束。”
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记者未能立即联系到亨特·拜登的代表。这位曾担任艺术家、律师和投资者的拜登之子多年来一直受到共和党议员的审查，尤其是针对其海外商业往来。他否认有任何不当行为。
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Republican senator calls for probe into Trump family’s business dealings
2026-09-22 14:29:41 GMT / Reuters
By Susan Heavey
September 22, 2026 2:29 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) speaks during a press conference at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei, Taiwan, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
- Curtis urges Senate probe of Trump Jr. businesses, Russian wedding payment
- Senator: presidential family ties could pose national security risks
- Letter adds to rare Republican breaks with Trump as midterms near
WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – A Republican US senator on Tuesday called for an investigation into the ways that President Donald Trump’s family is profiting from his time in office, saying the perception that they are exploiting their position is undermining trust in the government.
Senator John Curtis wrote a letter to a Senate panel to call for an investigation into businesses owned by Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., and payments by a Russian oligarch for his wedding celebrations in the Bahamas this year. Congressional Democrats launched an investigation last week into the wedding payments.
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The open letter marks the second time in two days that prominent Republicans have broken with the increasingly unpopular president, six weeks from midterm elections in which his party is defending thin majorities in the US Congress.
Republicans Ashley Hinson and Mike Rogers, who are both running for Senate, on Monday called for a swift end to the Iran war, trying to distance themselves from the unpopular conflict that has pushed energy prices higher and driven up the cost of living, Americans’ top concern heading into the midterms.
But unlike Rogers and Hinson, Curtis, of Utah, is not up for reelection until 2030.
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Reuters/Ipsos polling this week showed Trump’s public approval at its lowest point ever, with voters’ support for electing Republicans in the November 3 midterm elections also weakening.
‘LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS’
In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Curtis urged the panel to investigate presidential family relationships and their possible leverage by domestic and foreign entities, including wedding festivities worth hundreds of thousands of dollars for Trump Jr. paid by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev.
Curtis also raised questions about Trump Jr.’s business ventures, including crypto promotion, real estate deals, prediction market platforms and more as his father controls the White House.
“These reports raise legitimate questions about foreign access to members of a sitting president’s family and whether such relationships can create actual or perceived expectations of favorable treatment,” he wrote. “They also may create expectations of a returned favor that would not be in the best interests of the American people or our allies, and could even create national security vulnerabilities.”
Trump last week said that his son is paying back Kremlev but offered no other details, while a person familiar with the situation had told Reuters that Trump Jr. planned to reimburse the Russian.
The Trumps have defended their family business dealings while Trump is in office and denied any conflicts of interest, pointing to a trust managed by Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.
Representatives for Donald Trump Jr. could not be immediately reached for comment.
Curtis pointed to previous congressional investigations into former President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, and said there should be equal standards, regardless of political party.
“The country should not have to accept one standard for the family of a Republican president and another for the family of a Democratic president,” Curtis wrote. “Nor should congressional oversight begin and end when control of the White House changes hands.”
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Representatives for Hunter Biden could not be immediately reached. The younger Biden, who has worked as an artist, lawyer and investor, has faced years of scrutiny from Republican lawmakers, particularly over his foreign business dealings. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Reporting by Susan Heavey; editing by Scott Malone and Deepa Babington
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