The new ProPublica report reveals a higher number of unreported gifts from billionaire benefactors than was previously known.
Democrats in the Senate have attempted to push legislation that would reform the Supreme Court’s ethical guidelines in an effort to increase transparency. That bill has passed committee but is unlikely to get through a full Senate.
“Justice Thomas has brought shame upon himself and the United States Supreme Court with his acceptance of massive, repeated and undisclosed gifts,” Rep. Ted Lieu . “No government official, elected or unelected, could ethically or legally accept gifts of that scale. He should resign immediately.”
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