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SKIP TO CONTENT MSNBC Logo Sponsored By * Rachel Maddow * Morning Joe * Inside with Jen Psaki * Deadline: Legal Blog * The ReidOut Blog * Columnists * MSNBC Films Senate Dems seek more info from Harlan Crow after Clarence Thomas reports * Share this — * * * * * Sign Out Search Search Featured Shows * The Rachel Maddow ShowMondays 9PM ET * Morning JoeWeekdays 6am ET * Deadline: White House with Nicolle WallaceWeekdays 4PM ET * The Beat with Ari MelberWeeknights 6PM ET * The ReidOut with Joy ReidWeeknights 7PM ET * All In with Chris HayesWeeknights 8PM ET * The Last Word with Lawrence O’DonnellWeeknights 10PM ET * The 11th Hour with Stephanie RuhleWeeknights 11PM ET * Alex Wagner TonightTuesday-Friday 9PM ET MSNBC TV * Watch Live * Listen Live More * MSNBC on Peacock * MSNBC Columnists * TV Schedule * MSNBC Newsletters * Podcasts * Transcripts * Help * MSNBC Store Follow msnbc * * * * More Brands Today LogoNBC News Logo More Shows * Way Too Early * José Díaz-Balart Reports * MSNBC Reports * Andrea Mitchell Reports * Katy Tur Reports * Symone * The Katie Phang Show * Velshi * Inside with Jen Psaki * Weekends with Jonathan Capehart * Alex Witt Reports * Yasmin Vossoughian Reports * PoliticsNation * American Voices with Alicia Menendez * Ayman * The Mehdi Hasan Show Search Search * Facebook * Twitter * Email * SMS * Print * Whatsapp * Reddit * Pocket * Flipboard * Pinterest * Linkedin DEADLINE: LEGAL BLOG FROM DEADLINE: WHITE HOUSE WITH NICOLLE WALLACE * ALL DEADLINE: LEGAL POSTS * DEADLINE: WHITE HOUSE * FULL EPISODES * PODCAST Previous Post Next Post 00:08 /06:04 Tap to Unmute SEN. PADILLA: THE HIGHEST COURT IS TRYING TO ABIDE BY THE LOWEST ETHICAL STANDARDS 06:04 SENATE DEMS SEEK MORE INFO FROM HARLAN CROW AFTER CLARENCE THOMAS REPORTS The Judiciary Committee appears to be actually investigating the Supreme Court’s ethical swamp. May 9, 2023, 8:53 PM UTC By Jordan Rubin The Senate Judiciary Committee isn’t subpoenaing Supreme Court justices to learn more about the court’s ethical failings. But committee Democrats appear to be doing the next best thing: seeking information directly from Harlan Crow, the GOP billionaire whose years of lavish gifts to Clarence Thomas weren’t disclosed by the justice. To be sure, it’s a letter to Crow, not a subpoena. But it’s a start. That letter, dated Monday, asks the Republican megadonor for itemized lists of gifts, real estate transactions, and other detailed information related to his dealings with any of the Supreme Court justices or their family members. Committee Democrats, led by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., noted in their letter to Crow that recent investigative reporting has “identified multiple instances in which you or entities you own or control have made payments, purchased real estate, or provided gifts, travel, or other items of value to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and members of his family.” Monday's letter comes after Chief Justice John Roberts declined Durbin's invitation to testify at a Senate hearing on Supreme Court ethics last week, and Thomas wasn't even invited. The letter gives Crow a May 22 deadline, raising the question of what Durbin will do if the billionaire doesn’t comply. A natural next step would be a subpoena, which the committee chair has said he couldn't get in the absence of his colleague Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who has been out of Washington for health reasons. However, NBC News reported Tuesday that she is returning to the Senate this week. Her signature is on Monday’s letter alongside her Democratic committee colleagues. Even with Feinstein back, it’s unclear how the next phase of a showdown would play out. And we may have reason to expect a showdown, given that Crow on Monday attempted to bat away an inquiry from the Senate Finance Committee. But for now, the next move in the Judiciary Committee, it seems, is up to Crow. Subscribe to the Deadline: Legal Blog newsletter for weekly updates on the top legal stories, including news from the Supreme Court, the Donald Trump investigations and more. Jordan Rubin Deadline: Legal Blog writer Previous Post Read the verdict form in the civil rape case against Donald Trump Next Post Trump town hall could be prime-time viewing for prosecutors across the country Latest Post Harlan Crow doesn’t get the Clarence Thomas problem — or doesn’t want to by Taboolaby Taboola Sponsored Stories Bathroom Upgraded Bathroom UpgradedAre Walk-In Tubs Covered If You're Over 65? 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