Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"It creates an egregious ethical conflict of interest bordering on wholly improper out-of-court communication with special interest lobbyists or representatives of people who have filed lawsuits."

"Clearly, I mean, just on that alone, it does not even pass the dictionary test. Clearly, there is no independence."

"And Supreme Court Justices socialize with this small group, and then they go and they tender--render decisions that give that small group immense political advantage."

"There is a--it has been I think fairly and fully documented that there is a small group of billionaires who are working very hard to influence and even to control our democracy: Kochs, Mercers, DeVose..."