On Monday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Richard Durbin, Illinois Democrat, said his panel will move forward with a vote to subpoena Mr. Crow; Leonard Leo, a conservative advocate and aide to former President Trump in his judicial nominations; and Robin Arkley II, who allegedly gifted trips to Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. and the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
“Due to Crow, Leo, and Arkley’s intransigence, the Committee is now forced to seek compulsory process to obtain the information they hold. Therefore, Chair Durbin will be asking the Committee to grant him authorization to issue subpoenas to these individuals,” said Mr. Durbin, along with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhoda Island Democrat and chair of the subcommittee on federal courts.
In May, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee asked Mr. Crow to provide detailed information about his friendship with Justice Thomas and detail certain gifts or expenses he’s made on his behalf. The requests have come after a series of news articles about Justice Thomas and his friendship with Mr. Crow, a billionaire real estate developer.
The Washington Post followed with an April 16 article examining what appeared to be a typo on the justice’s financial disclosure related to family real estate holdings in which he reported rental income to Ginger Ltd. Partnership instead of Ginger Holdings LLC. Other articles involving Justice Alito and ethics concerns have also surfaced involving luxury travel hosted by billionaires.The high court doesn’t have a mandatory code of ethics, even though lower court judges are expected to avoid impropriety or do business with anyone who may come before the bench.
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