The Senate Judiciary Committee is an appropriate venue for investigating presidential-family business conflicts

Federal and state court systems of the United States, judicial appointments, constitutional interpretation and the rulings that decide policy when the other branches deadlock. Life tenure for federal judges makes each confirmation a durable political stake rather than a procedural step.

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.