Dems Demand Lists of Harlan Crow’s Gifts to Clarence Thomas
HAND ‘EM OVER
The Republican megadonor rebuffed the request in a letter to the Senate Finance Committee, expressing “serious concerns about the scope of and authority for this inquiry.”
A letter penned by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee hit billionaire and real estate mogul Harlan Crow’s desk Monday demanding he provide an itemized lists of all payments—any gifts, travel expenses, real estate transactions, and items of value exceeding $415—he gave to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his family. The requested information not only included gifts Thomas pocketed from Crow personally, but also all funds given to any Supreme Court justice or their family members from either Crow or any entity he controls. Plus, the committee wants the dates of all instances Crow gave justices VIP access to members-only clubs. The 74-year-old Republican megadonor rebuffed the commitee’s demands in a letter to Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), according to NBC News. “We have serious concerns about the scope of and authority for this inquiry,” read the letter, penned by Crow’s lawyer Michael Bopp. It argued that the committee lacked a legitimate legislative purchase for its request.
