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Sheldon Whitehouse: “The ethics reporting law that is at the heart of the Clarence Thomas ethics reporting scandal is a law passed by…”

On the recordMay 27, 2023
The ethics reporting law that is at the heart of the Clarence Thomas ethics reporting scandal is a law passed by Congress.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse asserts that Congress has the authority to create laws governing the Supreme Court's ethics.

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