Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin and the 10 other Democrats on the panel asked the Dallas real estate magnate to disclose any items of value.
Bloomberg WireDemocratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked Dallas businessman Harlan Crow 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 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.
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