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Good. Go get em.
Oh, my sweet Summer child. These men will never testify, they're Republicans after all. Subpoenas are for the poor who can't afford lawyers to fight them.
Republicans get out of any and all Congressional subpoenas by invoking the magic words "not a valid legislative purpose".
Did you take this trip purchased by funds tied to your name?
“I do not recall”
Oh, my sweet Summer child.
This is such a douchey fucking phrase, certainly you can find a less obnoxious way to condescend.
This is such a douchey fucking phrase, certainly you can find a less obnoxious way to condescend.
Bless your heart.
A stern warning at least. Maybe even a pointed finger!!
Fined for conduct, maximum fine of $8.
Those harsh punishments never work and usually backfire. He needs to be able to build towards his future. Taking everything one can brings forth misery. See the rise of Nazi Germany for example! Instead, we need to reach out and listen, cross the bridge 🙏
$8 fine appealed by crandlecan (the can of a cranberry candle).
Granted. Fine reduced to $2, plus two book deals, a miniseries, and a movie based on defendant - scripts and content will be approved by defendant and allies
That sounds fair and balanced 😂
This is the best summary I could come up with:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats said Monday they plan to subpoena Republican megadonor Harlan Crow and conservative activist Leonard Leo for more information about their roles in organizing and paying for luxury travel for Supreme Court justices.
The announcement by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee comes as the court is being pressed to adopt an ethics code, a move that has been publicly endorsed by three of the nine justices.
The committee could act as soon as next week to authorize Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the panel’s chairman, to issue subpoenas to Crow, Leo and another wealthy donor, Robin Arkley II.
Leo, a Federalist Society executive who worked with former President Donald Trump to move the court and the rest of the federal judiciary to the right, and Arkley helped arrange and pay for a private jet trip to Alaska for Justice Samuel Alito in 2008.
Crow “offered to produce certain limited information that fell well short of what the Committee needs and to which it is entitled,” Durbin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said in a joint statement.
The bill would set ethics rules for the court and a process to enforce them, including new standards for transparency around recusals, gifts and potential conflicts of interest.
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Godspeed
If bribery is still a crime, don't expect a lot of answers
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