Thomas said after ProPublica’s reports that he had been advised that the trips and the gifts were “personal hospitality from close personal friends” and that he was under the impression they didn’t have to be reported in disclosures.ĭurbin and other Democrats on the Judiciary Committee asked Crow to provide an itemized list of gifts worth more than $415 that he gave to Thomas or any other justices or their family members. Thomas has drawn scrutiny over allegations reported by ProPublica that he didn’t properly disclose trips and gifts paid for by Crow, the sale of Thomas’ and his relatives’ properties to Crow and tuition Crow paid for one of Thomas’ relatives. Crow, including by subpoena, and those discussions will continue." Wyden warned that the committee could issue a subpoena, saying, "I’ve already begun productive discussions with the Finance Committee on next steps to compel answers to our questions from Mr. Crow’s lawyer for weeks, and the letter spends six pages brazenly and incorrectly claiming Congress has no authority to legislate or conduct oversight in this space - and one sentence offering to keep in touch,” the aide said. “Committee staff already has been in contact with Mr. All options are on the table moving forward."Įarlier in the day, a Judiciary Committee aide said Bopp’s latest letter “did not provide a meaningful response” and wasn’t “a good-faith offer.” "The Senate Judiciary Committee has clearly established oversight and legislative authority to assess and address the ethical crisis facing the Court. He is not a branch - nor even a member - of government and cannot claim the protections and privileges of one," the two Democrats said. "Let’s be clear: Harlan Crow doesn’t call the shots here. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., who chairs the subcommittee that oversees federal courts, blasted Bopp's latest correspondence in a joint statement Tuesday, calling his letter "a clear, unwarranted refusal to cooperate with legitimate requests for information from this Committee."
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