Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) mentioned he’s speaking to his colleagues in regards to the subsequent steps, together with a possible subpoena for Harlan Crow.
Sen. Wyden tweeted:
Harlan Crow continues to stonewall over his items to Clarence Thomas. Nothing is off the desk as I talk about subsequent steps with my Finance Committee colleagues to compel solutions to our questions from Mr. Crow, together with by subpoena. These discussions will proceed. https://t.co/0CG6at3cL0
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) June 6, 2023
Bloomberg reported on a letter Crow’s lawyer wrote in response to Sen. Wyden’s request that he reply questions on items that he gave Supreme Courtroom Justice Clarence Thomas:
The committee doesn’t have the authority to make calls for about Crow’s friendship with Thomas when different sources may present Congress the knowledge, Crow’s lawyer Michael Bopp mentioned in a letter obtained by Bloomberg Information. Wyden despatched his letter to Crow on Might 17.
“A need to concentrate on Justice Thomas, not the intricacies of the present tax, seems to have been the genesis of this Committee inquiry. However ‘there isn’t any congressional energy to reveal for the sake of publicity,’” Bopp wrote.
Crow’s lawyer is pulling out a model of the Trump witch hunt excuse, however Sen. Wyden does have the authority to each subject subpoenas and acquire particular person tax returns.
Because the Senate is contemplating laws to take care of the moral points within the Supreme Courtroom, Sen. Wyden’s Finance Committee does have the authority to analyze and acquire data.
Senate Democrats aren’t letting the Clarence Thomas scandal go, and never even being a billionaire would possibly be capable of cease Harlan Crow from answering questions on his many items to Clarence Thomas.
