Merrick Garland hearing: Clarence Thomas ethics complaint focus of Democrat's questioning
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Attorney General Merrick Garland tried to dodge questions about judicial ethics, specifically complaints against Justice Clarence Thomas for accepting luxury travel gifts from a GOP megadonor. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), who on Tuesday reintroduced legislation for Supreme Court term limits that could send Thomas into senior status, repeatedly asked Garland whether he had accepted similar types of gifts and travel offers when he was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. SEVEN UNANSWERED QUESTIONS FOR MERRICK GARLAND ABOUT THE BIDEN INVESTIGATIONS “Did you take any...
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