Posted 11/30/2023, 6:12:00 PM
Senate Panel Approves Subpoenas for Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow in Supreme Court Ethics Probe
- Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to authorize subpoenas for Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow in probe of Supreme Court ethics issues
- Leo is Federalist Society co-chairman who has played major role in selecting conservative justices; Crow is GOP megadonor who has given gifts to Justice Thomas
- Democrats say subpoenas needed to understand if undisclosed gifts gained access to justices, but Republicans call it politically motivated
- Leo blasted effort and vowed not to cooperate; Crow offered some info but wanted inquiry limited, which Democrats rejected
- Issues involve luxury trip Alito took with Leo and Arkley, and gifts/trips Crow has given Thomas that have gone largely unreported