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Maybe #HarlanCrow thinks that, by dint of purchasing himself a #SCOTUS justice, he’s effectively President under the Mazars precedent.
Jay Willis:
Harlan Crow's lawyers fired off a pound-sand letter to the Judiciary Committee explaining why investigating Crow's patronge of Clarence Thomas "raises substantial separation of powers concerns," and all due respect to "Michael D. Bopp" but I don't think this is your call dude.
I mean, we should all be a bit concerned about the implications that Congress is threatening the independence of the judiciary with this pursuit.
I'm glad to see Crow's people standing up for that notion, even if it's because he has a personal interest in supporting that key to the federal design.
But they're the Dems in Congress that are actually moving against the Supreme Court and calling for more interference in the other branch.
I don't hear Republicans making these demands of the judiciary.
The letter here details that.
@volkris @GottaLaff @emptywheel If anyone is going to threaten the independence of the judiciary, it's Crow and his millions in donations, not those Dem senators...
@volkris @GottaLaff @emptywheel Me too. But since neither of us are in a position to help megadonors, we cannot expect them to lavish us with millions in gifts.
So I guess our own independence cannot be compromised - even if it were for sale, there would be no takers.
@volkris Huh?? MY concern, a big one, is that fascist Republicans are threatening the independence of our judiciary, not Dems in Congress. Wow. @emptywheel