A small group of very big donor interests powered up by Citizens United dark money -- this is a new phenomenon, Citizens United -- has now the power to pull strings and to drive behavior, and they've determined that they want to control the court because the court, as Senator Warren said, will do undemocratic things.
Sheldon Whitehouse discusses the influence of big donors on judicial nominations and the implications for democracy.
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