that list grew longer when the senate judiciary committee disclosed undisclosed gift trips from harlan crowa. dog group has filed a new complaint to the attorney and chief justice of the supreme court to have justice thomas properly investigated. joining us is donald herming. thank you so much, mr. sherman, for being here. we all know what's happened, justice thomas, we know there have been even more gifts we found. there's been an exhaustive list. tell me what you think can be done down. what kind of investigation are you looking for? >> thanks for having me on. i think what needs to happen now is we have only gotten surge information in tryingles, because the committee finally decided to see some investigating and put pressure on harlan crow to provided information about how many gifts he and his companies have paid for, and have given to clarence thomas. we need a thorough investigation, not just because the supreme court, including chief justice roberts, have continued to flout congressional oversight, but because the department of justice has different tools, stronger tools to investig

here we have justice thomas and jenny thomas with harlan crow and indonesia. another cute picture of them and indonesia. look, here's jenny thomas at a trump rally. as we all know it not only is she a maga supporter of donald trump and funded by the same organizations and a justice a project that has business before the court that her husband sits on, she helped plan the generate six insurrection. then come here we have justice alito on a fishing guided trip with paul another maga donor. here they are again that got some good fish in 2008. and of course as we have all seen in the last several weeks the flags that have been flying outside of justice alito's a beach house. right after january 6. and his own personal house aligned with of course the generate six movements. here's the entire cast of characters brought to you and funded by dark money and their candidates. and their appointees. i think it is fair to say we have not only a judicial crisis but an actual crisis in the very institutions underpin our democracy. that is really what we are talking about he

has carried on a close financially entangled personal relationship with real estate billionaire harlan crow. it is of material importance to the american people to note that justice thomas' relationship to the billionaire only began after thomas' powerful appointment to our nation's highest court. the cash, goods, and services justice thomas received other the years include large loan balance cancellation, tuition payments for family and vacations in private jets and yachts worth up to half a million dollars alone. in total, justice thomas appears to have received more than $1.5 million worth of goods, cash equivalents and services from mr. crow. and that's just what we know of. but truthfully, we won't ever really know the total sum of contributions thomas received from crow. justice thomas not only accepted these contributions while mr. crow had business in front of the court, but he accepted them in secret, failing for years and years to report them. yet thomas did report smaller gifts during this time. demonstrating a clear understanding of his legal obligation to report. would a reason

has carried on a close financially entangled personal relationship with real estate billionaire harlan crow. it is of material importance to the american people to note that justice thomas' relationship to the billionaire only began after thomas' powerful appointment to our nation's highest court. the cash, goods, and services justice thomas received other the years include large loan balance cancellation, tuition payments for family and vacations in private jets and yachts worth up to half a million dollars alone. in total, justice thomas appears to have received more than $1.5 million worth of goods, cash equivalents and services from mr. crow. and that's just what we know of. but truthfully, we won't ever really know the total sum of contributions thomas received from crow. justice thomas not only accepted these contributions while mr. crow had business in front of the court, but he accepted them in secret, failing for years and years to report them. yet thomas did report smaller gifts during this time. demonstrating a clear understanding of his legal obligation to report. would a reason

. >> and harlan crow. >> think about the amount of government contracts elon musk has through starlinknot just the u.s. government, governments around the world. he is so tangled and he could be in a position re-sitting behind the scenes i getting what he wants from a sitting president. >> that's why i'm saying harlan crow. if you think of the way billionaires are purchasing supreme court justices, purchasing policies and want, purchasing the american government. elon musk is a person, his somebody who was sued by his own employees because they created such a racist environment inside of tesla that people couldn't even stand to work there. there were parts of the factory call the slave quarters under him. he said to don lemon when don lemon briefly had the show that the way to get rid of racism is to stop talking about it. if you would shut up about it it would go away. he has opened twitter to nazi and extreme views to the point or a lot of reasonable people of gotten off because it's toxic and ugly. of course he would love to own a president. of course peter teal would love to own th

wracked the court including thomas's beneficial relationship with a billionaire republican mega donor harlan crow. as joe biden recently warned, if trump wins reelection, he could get to name two more justices to be head of this hyper corrupt court. republicans have been able to turn the court into a political issue for a long time but the question now is if democrats can do the same? former obama speechwriter and the host of pod save america jon favreau is standing by and he joins the next. next. (woman) i've got this dream... and you're all in it! (banker 1) let's hear it! (vo) with wells fargo premier a team can help you plan for your dream. (woman) i have this vacation home... (banker 2) so, like a getaway? (woman) yeah, but... it's also an eco-friendly artist retreat. (banker 3) so, you're expanding your business... (woman) ...and our family! can you help me plan for that? (banker 1) yeah! let's get started. (vo) ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo. >>> the quest for freedom is stronger than steel, or permanent than concrete. >> they knew the difference between freedom and

and other perks gifted to thomas by wealthy friends, including billionaire conservative megadonor harlan crow the senator said in a statement, "no government official should be above the law." another democratic congress member has called on president biden bow out of the presidential race following his disastrous performance in a debate against donald trump last month when biden appeared disjointed, confused, and frequently lost his train of thought. on tuesday, new jersey congressmember mikie sherrill said in a statement -- "because i know president biden cares deeply about the future of our country, i am asking that he declare that he won't run for reelection and will help lead us through a process toward a new nominee." it was at least the 10th such call by house democrats. members of the uncommitted movement to democratic voters have asked the democratic national committee to adopt a statement critical of israel's assault on gaza. the movement will be sending 29 uncommitted delegates to the democratic national convention in chicago next month and is preparing to back a democratic preside

than 1 1/2 million dollars in goods, cash equivalents and services from billionaire benefactor harlan crowomas failed to disclose over the years. democratic senators are taking a different approach, they are asking the attorney general to launch a criminal investigation. he worked at the highest levels of the doj. do you see a world in which merrick garland appoints a special counsel to investigate a supreme court justice? >> no, not this world and these allegations. they are ethical and it's a really lamentable situation. if they are the henhouse they are the keepers of their own standards on impeachment. that is outrageous and attempting to change that ought to be a congressional priority. it might run right into the brick wall of the court saying we have final word, but that rather than an actual special counsel i think is the hopeful route even though white house and ron wyden have done this in a way that puts attention on an outrageous situation, not just the millions of dollars but the failure to disclose. we have never seen anything quite like the whole lifetime that thomas has enjo

reporting from propublica detailing luxury travel and gifts thomas accepted from republican mega donor harlan crow that thomas failed to disclose in his financial reports. the supreme court adopted new ethics ruled last fall, but notably did not include any real enforcement mechanisms. and a quick programming note, you can catch me on the katie phang show, saturdays at 12:00 p.m. here right here. that does it for me tonight. "the reidout" with joy reid is up next. >>> tonight on "the reidout" -- >> our project 2025 is developed a comprehensive policy agenda but even more importantly, recruiting people, 20,000 people, to go into the next administration hopefully to help take back this country. we want no credit. we want the american people, that president trump is elected again, president trump and his administration to take credit for that. >> the wildly unpopular project 2025 is trump's road map for a second presidency. tonight, the chainsaw that republicans would take to your children's education if trump gets back into the white house. >>> also tonight, democrats try to move forward with presid

. >> it is giving harlan crow. >> more than that, think about the government contracts that elon muskor start link. he is so tangled and now he could be in a position where he is sitting behind this the and getting exactly what he wants from a sitting president. >> if you think about the way that these billion years stash my billionaires are purchasing policies that they want and the american government. elon musk as a person to go back to the amber rose, he is someone who is sued by his own employees because they created such a racist environment inside of tesla that people cannot stand to work there. there were parts of the factory called the slave quarters under him. he is someone who said to don lemon when he briefly had the show that the way to get rid of racism is to stop talking about it but if you would just shut up, it would go away. his own views, he is open twitter up to some of the most extreme views to the point where a lot of reasonable people have gotten off of it because it is toxic and ugly. of course he would love to own a president but of course peter thiel would lo

emerged this week about gifts received by justice thomas from the conservative megadonor billionaire harlan crow and others, including a yacht trip to russia in 2003. in a letter sent to attorney general merrick garland on tuesday, senators sheldon whitehouse and ron wyden called on garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate thomas and said the justice may have committed tax fraud by not reporting the gifts. a bipartisan group of senators announced the ethics act wednesday, which would ban members of congress, their families, and the u.s. president and vice president from stock trading while in office. democratic senator jeff merkley said, "we must be here to serve the public, not our portfolios." jury deliberations are expected to begin today in new jersey senator bob menendez's corruption case. the democratic senator, his wife nadine menendez, and three new jersey businessmen are accused in the bribery scheme. senator menendez is also accused of abusing his official position to benefit interests in egypt and qatar. if convicted, senator menendez could face years in prison. chicago's d

reporting from propublica detailing luxury travel and gifts thomas accepted from republican mega donor harlan crowed to disclose in his financial reports. the supreme court adopted new ethics ruled last fall, but notably did not include any real enforcement mechanisms. and a quick programming note, you can catch me on the katie phang show, saturdays at 12:00 p.m. here right here. that does it for me tonight. "the reidout" with joy reid is up next. >>> tonight on "the reidout" -- >> our project 2025 is

gifts and travel, he had to amend his financial disclosures because of everything that he took from harlan crowaises big red flags, and then you have on the other side -- >> jesse: that raises red flags, but millions from china -- >> jessica: i miss you while you're sick as well, and i did not have anyone doing that to mean last week. joe biden did not take millions from china and we have not heard anything about the hunter biden impeachment -- >> jesse: just sentenced to prison. >> judge jeanine: that's in september. >> jessica: the immunity clause, americans agree they doo not want immunity for actions taken as president. these are popular reforms, like i said they are not going to get past, but it does not mean -- >> jesse: it so funny you are asked to look back acting like we have been clamoring for supreme court reform, they are clamoring for more money in their paychecks, i've not heard anyone talk about this. >> dana: it so transparent and an election issue, it's not a principle, they do not care when ruth bader ginsburg took way more funded trips, no one gave a, because they were likeli

clarence thomas is highly met official relationship with a billionaire republican medical donor, harlan crow warned, donald trump wins re- election, he could get to name two more justices to be part of this hyper partisan corrupt court. republicans have always been able to use the supreme court as a motivating issue. the question now is if democrats can do the same. former obama speech writer john favreau is standing by. we have so much to talk about. john joins me next, so don't go anywhere. anywhere. when you need back-to-school supplies under $40 everyone can agree on... etsy has it. (vo) dan made progress with his mental health, but his medication caused unintentional movements in his face, hands, and feet called tardive dyskinesia, or td. so his doctor prescribed austedo xr— a once-daily, extended-release td treatment for adults. ♪ as you go with austedo ♪ austedo xr significantly reduced dan's td movements. some people saw a response as early as 2 weeks. with austedo xr, dan can stay on his mental health meds— (dan) cool hair! (vo) austedo xr can cause depression, suicidal thoughts, or

. >> it is giving harlan crow. >> think about the amount of contracts he has with the government.ents around the world are so tangled. he could be in a position where he is sitting behind the scenese and getting what he wants from a sitting president. >> if you think about the way these millionaires are purchasing supreme court justices and purchasing policies they want and elon musk as a person is somebody who was sued by his own employees because they created such a racist environment inside of tesla that people couldn't even stand to work there and there were parts of the factory called the slave quarters. he is somebody who said that don lemon when he briefly had his show that the way to get rid of racism is to stop talking about it and if you shut up about it, it would go away and he has opened twitter up to and extreme views were a lot of people have gotten off of it because it is toxic and ugly and of course he would like to own a president and of course peter teal would like to own a vice president and we see the purchasing of the american h government with multiple branch

justice thomas for tax evasion, or for bribery, based on the facts that we know, with respect to harlan crowems to be on the table, which is just horrendous. and the reason it is not going to happen for joe biden is because he's decent, and he wouldn't do it. but there's no -- that's not how our country is supposed to be working on checks and balances, and this takes away just an enormous check on the most powerful position in the free world. >> we need to sneak in a quick break. we'll have that conversation on the other side. the world is watching for better or worse. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. ♪ [suspenseful music] trains. [whoosh] ♪ trains that sense what isn't on the schedule. ♪ trains that use the power of dell ai and intel. ♪ to see hundreds of miles of tracks. ♪ [vroom] [train horn] [buzz] clearing the way, [whoosh] so you arrive exactly where you belong. ( ♪♪ ) luke's mom: without easterseals, my luke would be a very different luke. look up. where you going? luke's mom: there's an incredible urgency to get your child into services, because the longer you wait, these mo

has carried on a close financially entangled personal relationship with real estate billionaire harlan crow. it is of material importance to the american people to note that justice thomas' relationship to the billionaire only began after thomas' powerful appointment to our nation's highest court. the cash, goods, and services justice thomas received other the years include large loan balance cancellation, tuition payments for family and vacations in private jets and yachts worth up to half a million dollars alone. in total, justice thomas appears to have received more than $1.5 million worth of goods, cash equivalents and services from mr. crow. and that's just what we know of. but truthfully, we won't ever really know the total sum of contributions thomas received from crow. justice thomas not only accepted these contributions while mr. crow had business in front of the court, but he accepted them in secret, failing for years and years to report them. yet thomas did report smaller gifts during this time. demonstrating a clear understanding of his legal obligation to report. would a reason

it got a scant amount of information from harlan crow , the effective dropping of that.ourt ethics transparency act that would have an enforceable code of conduct was voted out of committee successfully but they tried to run it through the senate via unanimous consent, and obviously, you know, the republicans were going to just raise their hand, and boom, there goes unanimous consent, and the bill is dead. i think asserting that power is something that they need to do, and the wins that i'm talking about are simple. for example, last week, jamie raskin, democrat from maryland, introduced a bill that would require the justices to follow the same gift acceptance rules as members of congress. nothing over $50. i would love to see that come to a vote on the house and senate floor, senate more likely given that it's run by democrats and have republicans tell their constituents back home why they believe that supreme court justices should be accepting all of these gifts. so that's number one. i think it's racking up small wins like that, and even if it passes through one house