Neil Gorsuch—Donald Trump’s first pick to the high court—reportedly failed to disclose a real estate deal that could present a conflict of interest for the Supreme Court justice.
belonging to Thomas, his mother, and his late brother’s family. Thomas did not report the expensive gifts or the property sales—a massive conflict of interest that also appears to be a clear-cut violation of federal ethics.
While concerningly similar, there do appear to be some differences between the Thomas scandal and the burgeoning Gorsuch matter; Duffy says he and the conservative justice have no relationship, and records show he has mostly donated to Democrats in recent years. Still, the transaction raises serious concerns about the court, and reinforces the need to hold justices to the same standard to which others in the judiciary are held.
While Democrats might have little recourse to hold Thomas—and now Gorsuch—individually accountable for their transgressions, they, a leading critic of the rogue court, has already introduced legislation that would strengthen ethical and transparency rules for members on the bench. And the Gorsuch report Tuesday only stresses the need for Congress to take up such legislation with urgency. “There is absolutely nothing that is difficult or complicated about this,” as Whitehouse told me last week.
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