Adult children of presidents deserve the same privacy protections as other private citizens during congressional investigations

Individual freedoms that constrain what the state may do, including speech, assembly, religion, privacy and protection from arbitrary search or detention. Distinct from civil rights, which concern equal treatment, these limit government power rather than extend entitlement, and are usually enforced through the courts.

Utah Republican Senator John Curtis asked Senate Judiciary Committee leaders on September 21, 2026, to investigate presidential-family business ties and subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden about private gain, access, foreign relationships, gifts, and benefits. Durbin endorsed the request, while Grassley made no commitment.