Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Attempted strength

The Senate Judiciary Committee wants GOP mega donor Harlan Crow to list the gifts he has given to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and others on the court.

In a letter on Monday signed by the committee’s Democratic members, the panel asked the billionaire to provide a full accounting of gifts worth more than $415 that he has provided free of cost to Supreme Court justices or their family members.

  Politico
You think anybody but Thomas is on that list? I wouldn't be surprised. Crow contributed half a million dollars to campaigns for W Bush's Supreme Court nominees. Chief Justice Roberts was one of those. No wonder he doesn't want to come down on Crow's largesse to Clarence Thomas.
The Judiciary Committee also sent letters to a trio of companies associated with Crow on Monday, including those that were involved in Thomas’ and Crow’s time spent at a private resort and on a private jet and superyacht. Those companies were also called upon to list any guests who overlapped with Thomas, or other justices, at those locations.

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“If the Supreme Court won’t implement ethics reform itself, @JudiciaryDems will,” [said Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin.]
Don't hold your breath.

....but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE02:05 pm :
Harlan Crow rebuffed a request from the Senate Finance Committee to turn over a list of gifts he gave to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, according to a letter obtained by The Hil

  The Hill
Subpoena his ass.

UPDATE 05/10/2023:  I have just learned that they CAN'T subpoena him because FUCKING DIANNE FEINSTEIN ISN'T BACK TO WORK AND WON'T RETIRE.

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