Republican megadonor Harlan Crow has 'serious concerns' about the breadth of a Democratic senator's inquiry into lavish trips and other gifts Mr. Crow gave Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
of Oregon wants to know if the relationship, which included a real estate transaction and tuition for one of the justice’s relatives, violated any tax laws.
“As you are aware, the Committee’s powers to investigate are not unlimited,” Mr. Bopp wrote to the senator. “Given the letter’s timing and focus, this inquiry appears to be a component of a broader campaign against Justice Thomas and, now, Mr. Crow, rather than an investigation that furthers a valid legislative purpose.”
Democrats said the relationship and lack of financial disclosure should prompt a new ethics code for the high court. GOP defenders say the inquiry is a smear campaign against a prominent member of the court’s conservative majority.
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