Emmer calls the proposed Trump Jr. inquiry a partisan distraction
House majority whip and representative for Minnesota's 6th District
“This partisan distraction is NOT what the American people voted for!”
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Emmer's post responds to Senate Republicans who called for a Senate Judiciary Committee inquiry into Donald Trump Jr.'s business dealings and the Kremlev-funded wedding celebration. It states Emmer's opposition to that inquiry and does not establish any underlying allegation.
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Emmer's post followed Sen. John Curtis's request that the Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden over presidential-family business relationships.
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Emmer said the proposed inquiry would not move forward. The post does not address the factual questions raised by Curtis's letter.
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Case context: Should the Senate Judiciary Committee Subpoena Donald Trump Jr. Over His Kremlev-Funded Wedding Celebration?
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Emmer characterized the proposed inquiry as unwarranted and partisan without addressing the underlying allegations.
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Should the Senate Judiciary Committee Subpoena Donald Trump Jr. Over His Kremlev-Funded Wedding Celebration?
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Read the full case“Don Jr. is a businessman, not an administration official. There is no evidence he sold access to the presidency. That is the difference between him and Hunter Biden and it is not a small one. The Senate should investigate actual crimes, not manufacture fake ones.”Read statement
“We have a real duty to investigate all of this just absolutely blatant corruption that’s so dangerous to our national security, like the Trump Jr. wedding gift.”Read statement
“After the election, if everybodys still interested in it, then lets do it. If I were Donald Trump Jr., Id be offering this up immediately. Just lay it out there. How on earth did this happen? Because on its face, it looks pretty dumb. Colossally bad judgment at best.”Read statement