{"id":1945473,"date":"2023-06-06T14:31:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T18:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawyer-for-harlan-crow-agrees-to-meet-with-senate-panel-on-clarence-thomas-gifts\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T14:33:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T18:33:56","slug":"lawyer-for-harlan-crow-agrees-to-meet-with-senate-panel-on-clarence-thomas-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawyer-for-harlan-crow-agrees-to-meet-with-senate-panel-on-clarence-thomas-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlan Crow&#8217;s lawyer to meet Senate panel on Thomas gifts."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawyer-for-harlan-crow-agrees-to-meet-with-senate-panel-on-clarence-thomas-gifts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1945473&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Donor Harlan Crow Agrees to Meet with Senate Judiciary Committee Staff<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>A lawyer for Republican billionaire donor Harlan Crow has offered to meet with Senate Judiciary Committee staff to discuss Crow\u2019s interactions with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, according to a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Michael Bopp, Crow\u2019s attorney, has expressed concerns about the panel&#8217;s authority to investigate Crow&#8217;s relationship with Thomas but has agreed to meet with staff. Bopp&#8217;s most recent response illustrates a new approach from Crow in dealing with the panel&#8217;s inquiry, in which they&#8217;ve acknowledged the panel&#8217;s right to oversight. However, Bopp reiterated that he does not believe the panel has any power to request such information from Crow, arguing, &#8220;Congress does not have the power to impose ethics standards on the Supreme Court.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Controversial Allegations Against Justice Clarence Thomas<\/h3>\n<p>Thomas has been at the center of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-family-business-dealings-raise-ethical-questions\/\" title=\"Biden family business dealings raise ethical questions\">controversial allegations<\/a> reported by ProPublica that he went on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-ask-supreme-court-to-probe-clarence-thomas-over-undisclosed-trips\/\" title=\"Democrats ask Supreme Court to probe Clarence Thomas over undisclosed trips\">undisclosed trips<\/a> at Crow\u2019s expense and that Crow bought property that belonged to the justice\u2019s family. The outlet also reported that the GOP donor bankrolled the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-education-lesson-from-covid-lockdowns-school-choice-is-imperative-for-every-child\/\" title=\"The Education Lesson from COVID Lockdowns: School Choice Is Imperative for Every Child\">private school tuition<\/a> of Thomas\u2019s grandnephew, who was raised by the justice \u201cas a son.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter from Bopp comes after Crow refused a request from the Senate Judiciary Committee to disclose information about Thomas\u2019s relationship with Crow last month, writing that the panel doesn\u2019t have the power to \u201cinvestigate Mr. Crow\u2019s personal relationship with Justice Clarence Thomas.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Senate Judiciary Committee Disputes Bopp&#8217;s Arguments<\/h3>\n<p>In a follow-up letter dated May 26, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) disputed Bopp\u2019s arguments, arguing that he misunderstood the Senate&#8217;s oversight powers. &#8220;Your explanation rested on a flawed assessment of Congress\u2019s Article I oversight authority; a cramped reading of Congress\u2019s constitutional authority to legislate in the area of government ethics; and a wholly misplaced view of the separation of powers, a doctrine that is implicated when Congress requests information from coordinate branches of government, not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-key-points-from-trump-campaign-press-conference-on-challenges-to-election-results\/\" title=\"9 Key Points from Trump Campaign Press Conference on Challenges to Election Results\">private individuals<\/a>,&#8221; Durbin and Whitehouse wrote. &#8220;You also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawyer-for-harlan-crow-agrees-to-meet-with-senate-panel-on-clarence-thomas-gifts\/\" title=\"Harlan Crow's lawyer to meet Senate panel on Thomas gifts.\">repeatedly conflated personal hospitality<\/a> with the use of corporate-owned property, which highlights one of the key issues the Committee seeks to address through legislation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Crow has denied a request from the Senate Finance Committee to provide an itemized list of gifts he has given to Thomas by June 2.<\/p>\n<h3>ESG Emerges as Sleeper Issue in the 2024 Presidential Campaign<\/h3>\n<p>As the controversy surrounding Thomas and Crow continues, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) has emerged as a sleeper issue in the 2024 presidential campaign. Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Republican donor Harlan Crow has agreed to meet with Senate Judiciary Committee staff to discuss his interactions with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.<\/li>\n<li>Crow&#8217;s attorney, Michael Bopp, has expressed concerns about the panel&#8217;s authority to investigate Crow&#8217;s relationship with Thomas but has agreed to meet with staff.<\/li>\n<li>Controversial allegations against Thomas include undisclosed trips at Crow&#8217;s expense, Crow buying property that belonged to Thomas&#8217;s family, and Crow bankrolling the private school tuition of Thomas&#8217;s grandnephew.<\/li>\n<li>The Senate Judiciary Committee disputes Bopp&#8217;s arguments and asserts its oversight powers.<\/li>\n<li>Crow has denied a request from the Senate Finance Committee to provide an itemized list of gifts he has given to Thomas by June 2.<\/li>\n<li>ESG has emerged as a sleeper issue in the 2024 presidential campaign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican donor Harlan Crow&#8217;s lawyer, Michael Bopp, has offered to meet with Senate Judiciary Committee staff to discuss Crow&#8217;s interactions with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. 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