If D*n*ld Tr*mp Jr. thought his Russian-funded wedding scandal was going to be a flash in the pan, he’d better think again.
Last week, after ProPublica’s bombshell report exposing Don Jr. and Bettina Tr*mp’s ties to Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, readers were shocked to learn how large a role Kremlev played in financing part of the 3-day nuptial celebration.
Apparently, that was just the tip of the iceberg.Over the weekend, we learned that Kremlev has heavy ties to a Russian organization accused of kidnapping Ukrainian children and escorting them across the Russian border… all in the name of rehabilitation, of course.
That was awkward enough, especially considering Melania Tr*mp’s stated commitment to bringing an estimated 1,200 missing children home to Ukraine. This week, Don Jr’s problems—and potentially Melania’s—have only gotten worse. Now, a Republican senator is demanding that Congress investigate Don Jr.’s ties to Kremlev, and he’s not the only one.
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John Curtis of Utah sent an official letter to his fellow GOP senators yesterday demanding that they take a closer look at Don Jr.’s potential use of his father’s office for monetary gain.
“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 stated, explaining the need to investigate whether or not Don Jr.’s first son status “was invoked or understood to provide value” to foreign figures of influence.
The kicker is, we already know exactly how much value the Tr*mps place on the presidency. Over the summer, the New York Times released a bombshell report detailing the over $1 billion in crypto funds and other sales Tr*mp has made during his second term, much of it under the heading of Don Jr. and Eric Tr*mp’s crypto company, World Liberty Financial.
In a different timeline, the GOP would be fine letting all of it slide. But in the lead-up to the midterms, as Republicans brace themselves to be “crushed” at the polls, Tr*mp’s brand has become anathema to the party.
This week, Florida GOP candidate Byron Donalds scrubbed all mentions of Tr*mp—including his endorsement—from his official campaign site. Earlier this month, another Republican in the deep red state, rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, also pushed back against Tr*mp’s hold on the party, saying that his aggressive ICE patrols have betrayed Hispanic voters for the last time. Even Iowa rep. Ashley Hinson, formerly a Tr*mp fangirl, recently broke with the president over the Iran war. As the race heats up and Tr*mp’s name turns to poison in the mouths of broke, disenfranchised voters, the same old tricks aren’t working. Even Texas, arguably the reddest of red states, is looking more like a toss-up with each new poll.
The Tr*mp family has gotten away with plenty this term, but it’s looking like their Marie Antoinette antics are finally coming to a definitive end. All it took was a huge Russian-banked scandal in the Bahamas to get them to finally call the for-profit presidency to account.
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