Blumenthal: Probe Russian oligarch's Trump Jr. wedding ties — SkimNews
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- Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is pressing the Trump administration to investigate reports that a Russian oligarch financed wedding celebrations for Donald Trump Jr.
- Blumenthal, who has traveled frequently to Ukraine amid its war with Russia, is leveraging that Russia expertise to lead the Democratic push for scrutiny of the Trump family's foreign ties.
Why it matters: A sitting president's son sits at the center of an alleged Russian-funded event, forcing the administration to either open a probe or publicly refuse one; Blumenthal's own Ukraine track record gives him standing to frame the demand as a national security matter rather than partisan theater.
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