Senate Democrats Ask Crow to Detail His Gifts to Justice Thomas

Source: Bloomberg

Senate Democrats Ask Crow to Detail His Gifts to Justice Thomas

Laura Litvan
Mon, May 8, 2023 at 11:34 PM EDT

(Bloomberg) -- Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked Harlan Crow, a billionaire Republican donor, to lay out in detail any gifts or payments made to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his family, as a battle over the high court’s ethics intensifies.

Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin and the 10 other Democrats on the panel asked the Texas real estate magnate to disclose any items of value, pointing out that many divulged in recent news reports had not been disclosed by Thomas.

The senators’ request includes an itemized list of any items of value exceeding $415 given by Crow or entities he owns or controls to any of the nine Supreme Court justices or any real estate transactions that benefit them.

“As part of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s ongoing efforts to craft legislation strengthening the ethical rules and standards that apply to the justices of the Supreme Court, we request that you provide the committee with certain information by May 22, 2023,” they said in a letter.

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