On April 11, Senator Durbin finally issued a subpoena for one of Clarence Thomas’ right-wing buddies, Leonard Leo. This has been a welcome, but long overdue, next step into investigating corruption on the Supreme Court, since Durbin and the Senate Judiciary voted to authorize the subpoenas for both Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow last November.
But Durbin can’t stop there. He needs to issue the subpoena for Harlan Crow as soon as possible. We know that Harlan Crow has been at the center of several ethical scandals on the court – he’s taken Clarence Thomas on luxury vacations on his private jet and mega-yacht, purchased and renovated Thomas’ mom’s house for her, and paid for private school tuition for one of Thomas’ young relatives.
It’s time we find out how much influence both Leo and Crow have been able to buy.
We’ve already waited long enough – the investigation needs to move forward to ensure accountability on the Supreme Court.
Fill out this form to email Senator Durbin. Thank him for taking the first step by issuing the subpoena for Leo, but let him know you expect him to issue the subpoena for Crow immediately.
I’m an Illinois constituent and I’m reaching out to ask Senator Durbin to issue subpoenas for Harlan Crow.
I appreciate that the senator recently issued the subpoena for the right-wing billionaire donor Leonard Leo. But given that the Judiciary Committee authorized subpoenas for both Leo and Harlan Crow back in November, this is only a half measure. Senator Durbin must also issue the subpoena for Harlan Crow, so that he can continue to pursue an aggressive investigation into the unethical behavior and corruption on the Supreme Court.