Leonard Leo was hit with a subpoena from Senate Democrats as part of a probe into Supreme Court ethics.
Democrats on Thursday as part of a probe into Supreme Court ethics and whether individuals or groups used luxury gifts to access justices.reported. “Mr. Leo has played a central role in the ethics crisis plaguing the Supreme Court and, unlike the other recipients of information requests in this matter, he has done nothing but stonewall the committee,” Durbin said in a statement to the outlet. “This subpoena is a direct result of Mr. Leo’s own actions and choices.
Leo, who sits as board co-chairman of the influential Federalist Society, told CNN that he would not comply with the subpoena, calling it “unlawful” and the “left’s dark money effort to silence and cancel political opposition.”: A counsel at one of his primary nonprofits had registered two new dark-money organizations with subsidiaries baring names similar to groups through which Leo has run effective activism campaigns.
During his time as then-President Donald Trump’s judicial adviser, Leo helped build the Supreme Court’s conservative 6-3 supermajority. Leo, an anti-abortion zealout, fostered a network that has in efforts to bring cases before the Supreme Court, determine which cases the justices consider, and influence the court’s decisions. .
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