Senate Judiciary GOP to Durbin: Refocus Committee's Efforts on Border Crisis, Fentanyl Epidemic Instead of Partisan Attacks on Conservative SCOTUS Justices

Letter

"We write with grave concerns about your demands. Consistent with its Article I powers and the Rules of the Senate, the Committee must have a legitimate legislative purpose for its inquiry into Mr. Crow's affairs, and the scope of the inquiry must be reasonably related to its purpose. There appears to be neither here.

Your requests appear misaligned and political. Further, they only target conservative members of the Supreme Court. To start, your letters claim that you believe "private access' to justices--seemingly when justices socialize with anyone not on the Court--"creates an appearance of undue influence that undermines the public's trust in the Court's impartiality.' But judges, justices, politicians, and other public figures engage with friends in private settings every day--just as anyone else.

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"We urge you to withdraw your May 8th letters to Mr. Crow and his entities and to refocus the Judiciary Committee's efforts on legitimate inquiries. With the country confronting a fentanyl epidemic and a crisis on our border due to illegal immigration, there are many issues worthy of this Committee's time and efforts."

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