Senator Chris Murphy accused the Supreme Court of being “brazenly corrupt and brazenly political” after reporting revealed Justice Clarence Thomas ‘ undisclosed lavish gifts and trips from conservative benefactors, as well as Justice Samuel Alito ‘s “ displaying affiliation with political causes in public.” “I think there’s a crisis on the court, in particular with respect to Justice Alito and Justice Thomas,” the Connecticut Democrat said during Sunday’s State of the Union on CNN. “What Justice Thomas is engaged in is just a grift , right? He’s got a major political player on the outside who absolutely has political and business interests at the court paying off a justice.
Justice Alito is openly displaying affiliation with political causes in public.” Murphy also defended Biden’s recent criticism of the court, saying, “I think it would be irresponsible for the president not to talk about the fact that this court is becoming brazenly corrupt and brazenly political. And it’s up to the American people this election to do something about that.
It’s also up to Congress to step up and pass a code of conduct, a code of ethical conduct, for this court before it’s too late.” Justice Thomas failed to disclose gifts from right-wing activists, including Nazi-obsessed billionaire and GOP megadonor Harlan Crowe , who showered Thomas with private jet and luxury yacht rides, expensive vacations, tuition payments for his grandson and real estate purchas.
