propublica had obtained audio recordings of a lawyer named kelly shackelford, who is the president ofim for trying to block any possible enforcement of ethics at the supreme court. >> i got an email today from ginni thomas, justice thomas's wife, so i want to read that to you. she said great to meet through the meetings today. i cannot adequately express enough appreciation for you guys pulling in to reacting to the biden effort on the supreme court. many were so depressed at the lack of response by rs and conservatives as too many seemed to rely on one local lawyer in dc, who is a great individual but is just one person for battling in the public square. and this is in all caps. you guys have filled the sales of many judges and i just tell you, this is all caps, thank you so, so, so much. >> joining us now is senator sheldon whitehouse. senator, i don't see surprise on your face, i don't think, at what you just heard. >> no surprise at all except surprise at just the shamelessness of this operation. i mean the reform effort is to try to allow, among other things, fact finding about w

that's the group kelly shackelford runs. and speaker johnson has called kelly shackelford a mentor.ut. but what also we learn on this call is ginni thomas is not only in meetings in washington, d.c. with members of first liberty, meeting with other conservative leaders as she often does, continues to do, and that's been reported extensively, bushe's also reaching out to shackelford privately in this email that was previously unpublished until we reported on it. that she's so thankful for first liberty's work stepping up and announcing that it would fight against these court reform proposals put forward by president biden, put forward by outside groups, put forward by members of congress that first liberty was taking the lead here and that ginni thomas, wife of justice thomas, was thrilled with them. and really i think a key point in her email that you read off just a second ago is it's not that he's she's just saying thank you and we appreciate what you're doing. she's saying this is, quote, filling the sails of many judges. that's not an empty statement. ginni thomas, her husband i

shackelford, reading mr.r try to block any possible enforcement of ethics at the supreme court. >> i got an email from justice thomas' wife. i want o read that to you. she said, great to see you at the meetings today. i cannot adequately experience -- express enough appreciation for the biden effort on the supreme court. many were so depressed at the lack of response by hours and conservatives, as too many seem to rely on one local lawyer in dc, who is a great individual, but it is just one person for battling in the public square. this is in all caps, you guys ve filled the sales of many judges. can i just tell you -- this is his thank you so, so, so much. >> white house rhode island, judiciary committee, calling for ethics reform in the united states supreme court. senator, i don't see surprise on your face, i don't think. what did you just hear? >> well, no surprise at all, except surprise at just the shamelessness of this operation. i mean, the reform effort is to try to allow, among other things, fact-fi

trey shackelford isolated left. kris hudson in motion.s off the read. extends the play. racing for the pylon. he's out. the cougs disagree. but he did not get it. >> j.b.: d.j. harvey again meeting the moment on this san jose state defense. >> michael: d.j. has been all over the field making plays. >> referee: the previous play is under review. >> michael: trying to out flank him to the right side. gets there late by the time gets back to the left side there is nothing there. he might have tabbed that with his -- tapped the pylon with his toe. the ball cross. i think that's good. >> j.b.: the goal line plain runs at the pie will you please but exists beyond the pie line specifically when the ball carrier touches the pay long which you are saying he did this. >> michael: yep, i think it's good. >> j.b.: we have thankful to have michael mothershed deep with us into the night. mike until. >> it looked likes lake that ball may have crossed inside or over the top of the pylon. however, if the ball carrier touches the pylon, he gets goal line e

here is kelly shackelford this time referencing a case where first liberty represented a group of navy s.e.a.l.s who did not want to take the covid vaccine. >> it reminded me of the s.e.a.l.s. whenhe the s.e.a.l.s know how t fight but they can't fight in court.t and when we came to them, they were so appreciative because we were doing something for them they couldn't do, and these judges are that same thing. they can't gome out in the political sphere and fight, and they know they're trying to protect the existence of the court, and so it's neat that, you know, those of you on the call are a part of protecting the future of our court, and they really appreciate it. >>ia really appreciate it. that is the group ginni thomas is thank youing for its work. a thank you e-mail, by the way, she sent after she held a meeting with the first liberty staffer, a staffer for a group that is fighting for her husband, clarence thomas, in the court of public opinion. a staffer for a group that will undoubtedly continue to bring major law changing cases before her husband at the supreme court. and the f