“Billionaires Paying Justices?” Jamie Raskin Sparks FIRESTORM In Hearing

Ajouté : 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]Representative Jamie Raskin grilled attorney Jean Sharer over allegations involving undisclosed luxury gifts from billionaires.

[00:00:07]>> said you you can have a pecuniary interest before the court, but many of these billionaires have philosophical points of view that is before the court, and that's why they're paying off the justices, and I yield back to you.

[00:00:18]>> Well, and then just to complete that question. So, if Justice Thomas or any justice were to get a free recreational vehicle from somebody who has an interest in the work of the court, do you think that that would be legitimate, or do you think that they should be held to the same standard we are? A $50 gift man, somebody can take you out for lunch. If they have a concrete business interest before the court, then yeah, that would be it would be inappropriate for Justice Thomas to accept that kind of a gift and then sit on a case that involves that.

[00:00:41]>> they have a general business interest before the What if they have a general business interest before the court?

[00:00:46]Well, I don't See, we don't [clears throat] get into that in Congress. That is we basically say we're going to cut it off at the pass. None of us are going to be compromised.

[00:00:52]>> John.