Senate Democrat Dick Durbin announced the Senate Judiciary Committee was moving forward with its investigation into the U.S. Supreme Court and would attempt to subpoena testimonies.
Democrats in the Senate have announced the next step in their ethics investigation of the U.S. Supreme Court, which was prompted after investigative reports found some justices enjoyed benefits that some suggested could have influenced their decisions on cases.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin announced on X, formerly Twitter, that he was seeking the ability to subpoena Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo and Robin Arkley II as the investigation moves into its «next step.» Crow and Arkley are wealthy Republican donors, and Leo is an activist that has also been tied to gifts given to Supreme Court justices.
«The Supreme Court is in an ethical crisis of its own making,» Durbin, D-Ill., said on Monday. «In order to adequately address this crisis, it is imperative that we understand the full extent of how people with interests before the Court are able to use undisclosed gifts to gain private access to the justices.
