‘Captured court’: Hayes on Leonard Leo's two-fold plan to form this Supreme Court

[@markallen3293]

Senator Whitehouse has been saying this for years, big money in the court system, ideology, etc. m

[@musicloverme3993]

Yes, as soon as I saw, ‘Captured court’, I thought that Sen. Whitehouse was going to be interviewed.

[@jmb3608]

Foreigner here, and I was going to post the same thing: wake up American journalists. Do your jobs. When you know that Whitehouse even wrote a book about the Capture of the Courts (and others), it is mind-boggling to realize that not many people have been listening to him. And he’s not an obscure, independent conspiracy theorist, lost in the dark net limbo…

[@uzomanwosu]

Yes, he's been leaving all the breadcrumbs for excellent journalists to follow and report.

[@LizFromDecencyUnited]

You have to ask yourself: WHY would Crow have THIS image memorialized by commissioning a painting of it? THIS particular image? It's not an image of anything cool, adventurous or interesting happening. It's not a staged family image. If anything, it's reminiscent of paintings from the past, of movers and shakers signing important documents, or meeting to decide important and consequential matters. It's an obvious statement, as he showcases it prominently at his Adirondack resort. WHAT does this image SHOW people? It shows the rich powerbrokers of Georgia, seated with the Supreme Court Justice...... that THEY OWN. It shows the culmination of their vast investments and planning. They OWN a Supreme Court Justice. THAT is what this painting shows.

[@Dream-ek2qd]

This!

[@Phoenix-in-flight]

It's psychopathic desire. Like arsonists preferring to watch the fire burn.

[@christophermartin5742]

Absolutely.

[@Someaddress555s]

What's up with a black man in 2023 being owned by a rich white supremacist? Do as Mr Crow wants or your mamma is going to get evicted Clarence.

[@furiousapplesack]

@@icebergrose8955 In every court except The Extreme Court.

[@nelsonvega3444]

We have Anton Scalia to thank for giving us citizens United ….we are all paying that price …our civil liberties are disappearing one at the time …wake up America …

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

But he also gave us Disney on DeSantis... look for the silver lining

[@zdcyclops1lickley190]

All the Supreme Court is supposed to do is decide what the law, as it is written means, and confirm or over rule lower court rulings. SCOTUS decides which cases they will hear. Politics has little to do with decisions of the court. Being a conservative or liberal simply means that, in general, conservative justices are more apt to use meanings of the words used in the law when it was written, while liberals are more apt to try to decide what the words mean today.

[@ealexander71]

It's like corrupt republicans are auctioning off the rights of the American people & betraying Country......but that can't be, no traitor would sink that low, would they??

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

@@zdcyclops1lickley190 , Politics has Everything to do with the decisions of the Supreme Court. Otherwise, the Federalist Society wouldn't be spending millions lobbying and handpicking the most extreme right-wing idealogues as candidates, and Moscow Mitch wouldn't have torpedoed Merrick Garland's chance to be a judge on the Supreme Court, because Garland wasn't extreme enough for Mitch McConnell and the other GOP cretins.

[@kpokpojiji]

Americans are given the illusion that we have all these liberties. We see with Dobbs that that only depends on the whims of the owner class.

[@spir5102]

As long as our supreme court justices are not held accountable, they have no right to judge anyone else. Ever.

[@richardlee1972]

There are only three members of SCOUTUS that are honest. None of them are republicans.

[@siouxrose7766]

Like the Pentagon not bothering to provide audits of where their gigantic budgets get spent? Like politicians who vote against their constituents' wishes? The corruption IS the system currently.

[@feakhelek1]

And do you think that not having the right will stop them from doing so anyway?

[@amberzec]

​@@richardlee1972 I don't know I heard something abt Sotomayor doing something shady..don't quote me tho..no receipt, just something I saw and was disappointed by

[@amberzec]

@@loudelement absolutely 💯

[@mlight7402]

Corruption exposed, like a wolf in sheep's clothing.

[@op3129]

sure yeah okay. but it won't stop. happy now?

[@batgurrl]

Birds Of A Feather Flock Together. The optics of that photo wasn’t a positive vibe. Thanks Chris your concise commentary breaking it down

[@jhindson88]

SCOTUS: Bought and paid for

[@ryanreedgibson]

Wow, the guy who said he prefers the Walmart parking lot to a beach front resort. I bet that's a cheep Cuban knock-off cigar he's got in his hand. WHAT THE PUCK AMERICA!?! We have become an oligarchy! This is NOT the country I plan to leave to my children. I can only hope the system can be healed from within.

[@jimsager3297]

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[@tja3495]

It is going to take more than hope to solve the Republican Fascist Party continued attempt to overturn elections that they don't agree with. History will repeat itself, and not in a good way.

[@Someaddress555s]

We have a lot to do in order to erase the hard work of these white supremacists and their slave Clarence, if he speaks up his momma is homeless or worse.

[@Mondfischli]

...he didn't mention that he prefers to own the Walmart 😆

[@daphnewilson7966]

Yeah, the Walmart parking lot interview really rubs salt in the wound.

[@kathrynmeyer2654]

You are Absolutely correct.

[@abelincoln3261]

Everyone seems to leave out the fact that Crow also financed Ginni's non profit.... and funds it yearly.

[@lseh4720]

And they get to write off their donations while we little guys do not get that privilege. When we donate to a political party, it’s not even tax deductible.

[@aerostaraircraftsanctuary604]

@@lseh4720 Yes this book lays it all out - Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right ,

[@romanclay1913]

Great analysis, Chris.

[@pete1342]

Remember Hillary's statement about " the vast right wing conspiracy" ? She was spot on accurate.

[@azarisLP]

They got so mad about that they created an actual vast right-wing conspiracy to smear her.

[@johnwattdotca]

"Politics is the entertainment division of the military-industrial complex". Frank Zappa, early 1980s.

[@c10wiremantawwallace13]

She was grifting, you ignorant clown of a human. Answer me this question - How many Socialist ideologs are in the GOP seated in Congress today? Chris Hayes & all employed by MSNBC, CNBC, NBC are the main CIA Propaganda arm of the DNC Party that actually does have Socialist Communist Ideologs seated in Congress!!! I just gave you the true 1 example of EXTREME Political views, but you will reject the truth simply because it makes you part of that problem.

[@joecalabresi4072]

@@johnwattdotca ❤⚡️🥂👍🤯🙁

[@jafrasar1]

If we need to have police OVERSIGHT-let’s have Supreme Court oversight-positions only open to those without a law degree-because lawyers seem to craft ways to circumvent laws, at least those associated with 45’s administration.

[@antonomaseapophasis5142]

The painting reminds me of The Appalachin Meeting of 1957 which established the existence of a nationwide criminal conspiracy. Here, a billionaire Dark Money nationwide conspiracy to capture the judiciary is memorialized showing the organizer, benefactor & pet Supreme Court Justice.

[@ryanreedgibson]

Historians will talk about this. Let's just hope we have a built-in solution, and enough people with courage to change this mess. If not, it will be solved one way or another. Corruption festers until it get destroyed or until it destroys the state.

[@johneisenberg5065]

SPOT ON!

[@gregc2467]

It reminds me of the final scene from ' The Shooter '.......it's solvable !

[@marylindagail]

reminds me of the movie Scarface.

[@maxmartin2763]

The painting reminds me of the famous dogs playing poker. Except all the dogs are cheating. 😅

[@monkeymalletsvideos]

So true. I knew Leo at law school. He tried to recruit me. I've been saying to anyone who would listen since 1992, that he and his sugar daddies are dangerous jerks. It's a bit late now to wake up to this dynamic.

[@cliffgaither]

monkeymalletsvideos :: Today, being awake is political poison.

[@rogerwilco2]

Murdoch, the Koch brothers, Leo. I am amazed at the long game these people are playing. I have heard about it for at least a decade, but nobody seems to really oppose them.

[@Aphrael76]

@@rogerwilco2 That's because there is no one in that stratosphere of financial influence who wants to oppose those ideologies. Those that would have the financial power to oppose them, will be the ones benefitting from a society that eats it own by keeping the masses as poor & ignorant as possible. Its only those of us with no financial influence, who are hurt the most by these ideologies, who want them held to account for this slow walk to autocracy & oligarch vision of a future US. Men like Leonard Leo are as ruthless and apathetic to the woes of the average human; as the monarchs of Medieval Europe and their belief of Divine Right to Rule over the common peasantry were. People with that kind of power & wealth always seek to dominate and control the masses because they fear that the masses if informed and motivated will tear them down from their Ivory Towers.

[@christophermartin5742]

What’s more is that Thomas believes these are his friends-and not his *owners*

[@suezbell1]

Thomas is delusional.

[@suehowie152]

He feels more white in their company

[@Stevie671]

@Varuda Zahira It's a form of retribution.

[@mlee40738]

He's allowed himself to be made a slave to white slaveowners.

[@feakhelek1]

@@suehowie152 Uncle Ruckus.

[@edsullivan7288]

This is how authoritarian governments develop, Stalin, Putin , now Trump

[@jmb3608]

Indeed, but it’s been in the works for much longer than just trump. He was the cherry on top, but also the straw too many … Maybe? Or too late?

[@feakhelek1]

@@jmb3608 Trump is just the stooge out front to distract from the real threats. They've got 100 more lined up to replace him.

[@aerostaraircraftsanctuary604]

@@jmb3608 Yes, this is how Putin worked it: - Russia’s Constitutional Court ruled it was legal to change the country’s constitution in a way that could allow President Vladimir Putin to remain in power until 2036, less than a week after Putin publicly backed the idea. thousands of Russians signed a petition urging judges to protect them from what they said was an illegal coup that would allow Putin, to subvert the constitution. 🤔🙄

[@ClassicusHomo]

Erdogan!

[@mrbeez8631]

Canada -Tru-dolpf US - Biden Aust. NZ China.. all have something in common.

[@mphmph1198]

The highest court with the lowest ethics.

[@juliotorres3618]

A bit of an irony, eh?

[@morganstevens3211]

​@@juliotorres3618 it certainly is ironic when Biden supporters complain about someone else's ethics.

[@ruthdepew7212]

I am almost certain that everyone of those six injustices who overturned Roe were completely corrupted decades before they made it to the Extreme Court. if that were not true, they would never have received their evil right wing nomination

[@jakelong6860]

To defeat Leo Joe must add another Justice and in the second term expand the court with three more justices we are at civil war.

[@kpokpojiji]

At least the fact that America is really just a bigger format banana republic is out in the open for all to see. Better than lying to ourselves constantly about being the "world's shining beacon of democracy."

[@gymeabrooks6289]

Soounds like "grooming" to me Chris. From the first year of law. And you have the head of a law school in that "delightful" photo. This goes deeper than we can imagine.

[@judyprincehouse8422]

This is exactly why we need to expand the court. Now

[@elysical]

The Federalist Society is not about any ideals one might label "conservative." It's about what its donors think is in their personal and financial self-interest. And, the benefits they bestow on their chosen ones are not to win their chosen ones' favor. It's a form of blackmail, as all that Justice Thomas has kept secret, Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow could have ruined Thomas' reputation with.

[@breakingbadheisenberg9703]

Religious fanatics mixed with Corporate cronyism!

[@jeanthehumanbean8265]

Extortion!

[@siouxrose7766]

Whoa! The Federalist Society is an extension of both Libertarian business interests... as in NO regulation of any sort for things that destroy other peoples' health AND the right wing Christian version of the world according to the strong patriarchal father figure. The damage they are doing to women's rights, voting rights (setting Civil Rights back decades), Indigenous rights, and environmental protections is CRIMINAL. Money purchases these repugnant policies. But they extend far beyond The Money.

[@pamtebelman2321]

@@breakingbadheisenberg9703 Unfortunately, they aren't "religious" enough, for as the Lord himself told us, money and God are on opposite sides.

[@josephbearpaw]

​@@pamtebelman2321 Their evidently conservative Christian nationalists enough to enshrine theocratic dogma into this s nation via :Project : 2025

[@abelincoln3261]

A conservative activist group led by Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, received nearly $600,000 from anonymous donors, the Washington Post reports, the latest in a series of controversies Thomas has faced for her work as a right-wing activist that raise the specter of possible ethical conflicts with her husband’s work.

[@lynnbardwell7580]

It's just as bad as Chief Justice Roberts wife being paid millions by law firms to choose which lawyers they should hire. She's a "consultant" which equates to "give me a million dollars and I'll tell you who to stick in front of my husband to win your case"

[@judyprincehouse8422]

Her group received 600k one time and 500k another time. 120k a year to Ginni.....

[@judyprincehouse8422]

Good work if you can get it. I guess it pays to have a SCOTUS husband...

[@andyblm5029]

TAKE MONEY OUT OF POLITICS

[@denillefleming2942]

How do you think Citizens united was accepted? The money funnel to the supreme Court.

[@scabcrawler632]

Take terrorism out of blm 😂

[@zdcyclops1lickley190]

How?

[@denillefleming2942]

@Superb Media Content Creator the center point is that the influence of billionaires on members of the court taints their ability to be non political. The connections that exist and have been exposed by Shenk to actively influence judges to keep them in guided tracks has been heard in front of congressional committees. The historical function of the court has been compromised to the point of corruption through their actions. Not recusing in conflicted cases before the bench. There is no longer an internal ethical oversight, therefore the alternative is to develop an external oversight.

[@craigrussell7542]

Leo is using standard cult belief control methods.

[@ryanreedgibson]

ANY CASE! Even a civil traffic!

[@tja3495]

"Standard Cult Belief Control Methods" is the key! Critical thinking is the "woke" that has to be destroyed, as is free speech, books, and body autonomy for women.

[@michaelj3414]

Like a good white Evangelical would.

[@suezbell1]

All religions are man made power tools fueled by emotions that are stroked.

[@craigrussell7542]

@Superb Media Content Creator Mr Leo. Or are you being deliberately obtuse?

[@denillefleming2942]

The SCOTUS mafia

[@juliotorres3618]

Exactly. This Trump era is Nixon era 2.0.

[@tja3495]

@@juliotorres3618 Exactly.

[@suezbell1]

Federalist Society mafia.

[@zialuna]

Excellent analysis and expose.

[@dereckwallace1428]

Painful and sickening

[@amandamcquade1272]

Thank you, Chris.

[@lauramonroe3702]

That was a great story. Thanks. We might be doomed💀

[@Laura-LaFauve]

Good piece.

[@FesterWerks]

One of those legal geniuses decided having this painting done was a good idea.

[@johnnywapstra9973]

Psychopaths like to collect trophies.

[@suezbell1]

The people in this painting wanted "history" to laud them for achieving the objective of the actual owners of the Republican brand -- the greediest of the wealthiest among us: an oligarch controlled fascist feudal theocracy of the hypo rite flavor.

[@carolbabb7875]

@@suezbell1 Wow--you sure have a way with words. Bravo.

[@mariosunny7882]

@Varuda Zahira Thought exactly the same when I red her post. Greetings from Germany, where this topic also receives wide coverage.

[@jmb3608]

@@suezbell1 Masterly expressed indeed. Well done.

[@PastorBobby2023]

Great job, as always, Chris Hayes.

[@abelincoln3261]

Crow financed $500,000 for Ginni Thomas's Tea Party-related group and funded a library project dedicated to Thomas.

[@gymeabrooks6289]

Excellent segment.

[@abelincoln3261]

But religious based decisions are not based on law.. they are based on a personal desire.. of which is forbidden via The US Constitution !

[@zdcyclops1lickley190]

No it's not. First Amendment | U.S. Constitution | US Law | LII / Legal Information ... Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. The amendment says nothing about religious beliefs being barred from the decision making process. How could anyone stop or start believing in a God?

[@maggiebannenberkowitz9254]

Love your reports and this one put most of my thoughts about these people and how they are doing these things to our country,,,and no one sees it or they refuse to!! Thank you!!

[@bocasbeachbum]

The Federalist Society needed to find people who would lie on their confirmation hearings and then tow the Federalist party line when on the court. And THAT is who they have on the court today. And THAT is what needs to be addressed.

[@sevensages5279]

Interesting, didn't Clarence Thomas claim he was more comfortable in a Wal-Mart parking lot? Why aren't there any photos of him and his rich buddies hanging out there?

[@artistworriedenoughtovote8194]

Maybe we need laws with teeth for both sides of the money - Substantial Penalties for those recipients and those "donators/gift-giviers/etc. Perhaps more than just fines?

[@jamesrauch9103]

It quite literally makes me wretch.. this is so disgusting.. I then think about all of the whiners who didn't vote in '16 because Bernie didn't win the nomination.. what an absolutely transformative 4 years in US politics and culture.. Im not really sure if and or how we recover..

[@leagarner3675]

Same.

[@Lux-j8z]

Can’t wait for the 2024 repeat when the economy is in tatters and add another two years to Joe and he might not know his name anymore, let alone remember talking points for an interview or debate.

[@TheMotherofTacos]

Oh, gfy. Bernie supporters voted in droves, unlike Hillary supporters who sat on their hands whining. There's literal data out there to back it up. Google is your friend; your biases are not.

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

@@Lux-j8z, I hope the same for your mother forgetting that you're her son, poor woman....

[@inwalters]

@@Lux-j8z I hope you remembered to report what Putin paid you on your income taxes. The penalties for non-compliance can be rather severe.

[@Nada-or3oy]

Wow. Rich and powerful friends help each other out. A conspiracy theory come to life.

[@middle_of_the_road]

First Triumvirate......

[@Someaddress555s]

Remember when Trump supporters said that there was a "deep state"? As any of us have known for decades it's the GOP megadonors who are collapsing our society, with the help of their slave Clarence.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Someone please wake me up from this nightmare

[@JoelLopez-dh9cn]

Council for National Policy was founded in 1981, at the dawn of the Christian right and the beginning of the Reagan era. And it really represents what Jerry Falwell, an early founding member, called the big guns of the Christian right, who set the battle lines; 300 people who really comprise the entire leadership of the Christian right, and the conservative movement in general. These people kind of call themselves ‘grasstops’ leaders. You know, they kind of shepherd the Republican grassroots to the polls on Election Day. But they also kind of decide what the wedge issues are going to be and what the narrative is for the party. They have anointed the past two Republican presidents; Donald Trump back in 2015, and George W. Bush back in 1999, when they were just emerging as the figures that the Christian right would back. They also helped make Sarah Palin John McCain’s vice presidential pick Just days before she resigned as UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley delivered a private speech to the Council for National Policy, a secretive group of influential right-wing figures. Journalist Max Blumenthal obtained exclusive access and reveals shocking details - including Haley’s admission that she threatened the Chinese ambassador with a US invasion of North Korea. "And I went to the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, and walked into the auditorium, or this giant ballroom. Ginni Thomas, the wife of Clarence Thomas, walked by me. Frank Gaffney, you know, the kind of foreign policy hawk who inspired Donald Trump’s Muslim ban brushed shoulders and sat sat nearby. And I was surrounded by basically the vast right-wing conspiracy, about 300 people settling into their chairs to hear Nikki Haley speak at noon. They hold these meetings three times a year, in secrecy. The location of the meeting is not told to anyone who isn’t a member of the group. The membership rolls aren’t provided outside of the membership’s inner circle. And these are closed door meetings, press is not allowed"

[@untermench3502]

Leonard Leo is a member of the CNP.

[@aotearoawhanau7211]

I will never understand how the activities of the Federal Society i.e. to select and propose judges are considered to be constitutional. The Federal Society is not an elected body under our constitution.

[@icebergrose8955]

How can they meddle in politics when they're tax free?

[@suezbell1]

"money talks" . Sadly.

[@jmb3608]

Citizens United and dark money…

[@aerostaraircraftsanctuary604]

Leonard Leo was longtime vice president of the Federalist Society is currently, the co-chairman of the organization's board of directors. Leo has been building a network of influential conservative groups funded by anonymous donors, including The 85 Fund and Concord Fund which serve as funding hubs for nonprofits in the network. He assisted Clarence in his Supreme Court confirmation hearings and led campaigns to support John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett.

[@franc9111]

I think you mean the Federalist Society.

[@marylindagail]

Justice is NOT blind anymore.

[@BrattyBetty]

In 2003 Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow was a member of the conservative anti-tax group the" Club for Growth" that had court business while Thomas was on the bench .. Harlan Crow, Club for Growth Republican senator Mitch McConnell and the National Rifle Association (NRA), attempted to push back campaign finance restrictions on election spending by taking it to the SC. At the time of the legal challenge, from at least 2001 to 2004, Harlan Crow was a member of the Club for Growth’s prestigious “founders committee”. Though little is known about the role of the committee, it clearly commanded some influence over the group’s policy making. The 2003 legal challenge championed by the Club for Growth targeted the McCain-Feingold Act. On appeal, a consolidated version of the lawsuit, Mitch McConnell v FEC, was taken up by the supreme court. Mitch McConnell v FEC, lost their appeal McCain-Feingold Act was allowed to stand but later nullified by the supreme court’s contentious 2010 Citizens United ruling). Thomas was livid that , Mitch McConnell v FEC lost. He issued a 25-page dissenting opinion that sided heavily with the anti-regulation stance taken by the Club for Growth and its right wing allies .

[@susanbengston3208]

Thanks for the info.

[@BrattyBetty]

@@susanbengston3208 👍

[@anitalinke6659]

Brilliant, Chris. Clear as a bell.

[@christine2ehgtinyhouse893]

There better be some accountability for the Supreme Court including arresting them for perjury

[@francoisbouvier7861]

It's no longer a conspiracy when the very issue is happening in real time before your very eyes.

[@junanougues]

Sadly, but yes.

[@johanan62]

Well, they certainly weren't talking about their grandparents' stories, but how to control future generations

[@junanougues]

Excellent point, at the end of the day, that's the root 'societal problem' they are addressing. How to control and manipulate future generations of young people coming of age. Besides the fact they already experienced the heart attack inducing crazy kids from the late 60's and 70's. Can't have a repeat of that!

[@lseh4720]

Try telling your kids that the ref to their soccer game has been bought by the opposing team; that the other team bought his mother’s house and sent his kid to private school. What do you think the kids would say? : The Game Is Rigged!

[@rogerwilco2]

Money has always had too much influence in the USA. Its influence has only been tampered after large wars and big crises. The long peace and prosperity after WW2 has allowed the wealth too accumulate and power to concentrate.

[@catherinesandoval9752]

Your commentary on Messrs. Crow, Leo & the other gentlemen in the group made my heart drop! The more you described what the final outcome they were building & working hard, "dyed-in-the-wool," never swaying from the mission they'd been trained for was Nazism‼️ If DJT was "Hitler,' they'd be the geshtapo! The MAGAs in Congress & others he'd choose would be officers while his "militia" is already ready to "stand by & stand down."

[@yohanajp1148]

Why hire a lawyer, when you can buy a judge ?

[@rodneygriffin7666]

One of these things are exactly like the others.

[@bonniehoke-scedrov4906]

It's God-awful. These justices have had their humanity sucked out of them.

[@mytwocents848]

From Greed!

[@louisecollard2320]

Go after ginny, see what CT does.

[@didiask8798]

Expand the courts!!! Get rid of corrupt supreme court justices(conservatives) 🤷

[@scabcrawler632]

We are the left! We are fascists!!

[@michaeleager4635]

Your intent is as corrupt as those you condemn

[@jimmcloughlin]

@@michaeleager4635 Friendly old Brit: Or reduce it to five REAL judges.

[@michaeleager4635]

@@jimmcloughlin I don't know. I'm just a friendly old Kiwi. It seems the way they are appointed is far too political, however many there are of them. They need to represent the best instincts of both sides of what seems to be a widening divide

[@ruthdepew7212]

@@michaeleager4635 Removing the vile right wing corruption on the court is the highest duty of every American patriot.

[@jafrasar1]

‘Building talent pipelines’; how bout building integrity or belief in an unbiased judiciary. Guess belief in integrity is a little shattered when when the iceberg of back door payouts to one Of the justices is knicked. Wonder what the other justices are receiving; wondering who is reporting.

[@jgcelliott1]

"Building talent pipelines"... Translation: Grooming future toadies. They started training lawyers in the eighties. .

[@jmb3608]

@@jgcelliott1 Exactly. Read Jane Mayer’s excellent books about the “grooming”, the real one.

[@jafrasar1]

Right, these talent pipelines are the ready recipients or Crow-like donations-with the pipelines seemingly well buried-until the iceberg is knicked. How many other justices are feeding off this pipeline of funneled cash. Supreme Court needs financial supervision-that’s right-OVERSIGHT-because they sure can’t do it themselves-or in CT’s case-WON’T DO IT! Let’s make an example of CT and his bride!

[@jafrasar1]

@@jmb3608 Thank you! Will do.

[@jgcelliott1]

@@jafrasar1…Self-policing means no policing. .

[@abelincoln3261]

Nurtures them or indoctrinates them then owns them,!

[@beverlyportlamoureux8459]

Exactly

[@vivianbenge2331]

The Justices didn't turn 'liberal.' They were often very conservative regarding business decisions but they tended to move to the middle on social issues, i.e., they tended to go with where the society was heading when the issues reached the court. The conservatives' alliance with the right wing theocrats pretending to represent all Christians brought them to Leo.

[@sands7779]

No mention ofLeonard Leo's links to Opus Dei in this segment.

[@lindaboiteux1758]

Chris, I think you omitted a very crucial piece of this story: the enormous influence of the rabid, malignant ultra-right wing Catholics. You did a great job on this story - that few have had the bravery to make public. Please consider speaking out about this extremist, medieval religious infection. Thank you! Sincerely, LTB, age 77)

[@Phoenix-in-flight]

Ugly story beautifully told. 😂 Time to unravel the Federalist Society and the Court Capture project. ❤ Weel done Cheis Hayes 🎉

[@cecilelaforce3686]

Overturn Citizens United!

[@sward_]

It’s not a conspiracy if it’s true.

[@Nada-or3oy]

There are many true conspiracies. What you said may be a joke but I'm not well-versed in humor. It doesn't make sense to me.

[@carlosmagana5775]

This Country is a mess hope we can survive and get rid of this corruption

[@jgray2718]

The problem conservatives really had to solve was not that their chosen justices weren't voting the way they expected. The problem was that their beliefs were _(and are)_ abhorrent to both justice and reason. "Afflict the afflicted and comfort the comfortable" is no reasonable person's view of the law, but that's what we've currently got for "conservative" beliefs.

[@mytwocents848]

Well said!

[@jmb3608]

Spot on. A little bit of hope, then, in the insanity?

[@PhillyFrank1]

True - when judges heed evidence and reason, the right-wing position falters. As Stephen Colbert once quipped, “Reality does have a well-known liberal bias.”

[@MattieMosby]

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lord Acton 1887

[@Nada-or3oy]

04:44 "I know this sounds a little conspiratorial, but..." No, go on you're doing fine.

[@jamielittle567]

This painting makes me sick everytime I see it. Clarence sitting there as if his company is wanted. If he weren't a supreme court justice none of these men would give home the time of day. Do you think he knows this? Would he care if he did know? How much enjoyment can be derived from the company of people who don't even care anything about you, except for the wealth and power you can afford them?!

[@Phoenix-in-flight]

I see shadows of a Hitler moustache on each of them. 😂

[@Jen-cc9xk]

Harlan Crowe even said it recently. He was asked if he'd be friends with Thomas if he wasn't an SC justice and he said he didn't know, maybe he would, maybe he wouldn't. How tepid is that? If he LIKED the guy, as in being a real friend, he'd say, "Yeah, he's got a great sense of humour," or whatever. Clearly it's just the position he wants to be friends with, not the man.

[@Someaddress555s]

Give it a couple decades, I'm sure Clarences kid might have an opinion when he's working fields for his fathers owners...

[@Jen-cc9xk]

@@Someaddress555s harsh but sadly possible. It's the same kind of thing I think about all the white Trump voters. They want "strong government", but how happy will they be when crushed under its heel?

[@LibbyRal]

So it sounds like the definition of 'true believers' has nothing to do with belief, but more to do with 'bought and paid for'

[@lynnerose7891]

That’s why ppl always said we shouldn’t worry about SCOTUS appointments because they won’t always vote based on who appointed them. That’s what irritated Leo. So he just decided to corrupt the courts, then looks at politics.

[@abelincoln3261]

Vetting or paying ???? Enough !!!!

[@jimsager3297]

Leo openly bribed Thomas. This man should be disbarred and put in prison.

[@offgrid-bound]

Leonard Leo: “Some Day, And That Day May Never Come, I Will Call Upon You To Do A Service For Me.” Wait… who said that?

[@g.hon.4645]

"...I think we'd like you to do us a favor, though...".

[@D._Eath]

A ʟᴇɢɪᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇssᴍᴀɴ ?

[@rjlchristie]

0:56 That's a terrible painting, looks like a staged studio photo with a green screened background added later. Anybody with decent artistic taste would burn it rather than display it. But whoever said wealth ever equated with taste?

[@kooale]

Great work Hayes Co.

[@Lindaastewart7015]

Terrifying

[@barrywassel3899]

Chris, to your point @2:55 ... that is EXACTLY how SCOTUS was supposed to work - regardless of their ideology at the time, the Justices were supposed to be fair and balanced !!!!! The Supreme Court today is in no way like the court of old, it has truly lost it's way !

[@tweldy]

How much does a SCOTUS vote cost? Are there any coupon codes or customer loyalty programs you can get into? Which justice provides the best value proposition?

[@userunknownx]

I will say this I remember the church I used to go to directly telling us what programs we could NOT watch.

[@cultureal9544]

13 scotus judges now

[@MattyJ55046]

We are right on the brink of going full “the handmaiden tale.” Clarence Thomas has given us a huge opportunity to see things right. Hold the corrupt judges accountable, maybe we will get a chance to put a new one or two on the bench.

[@johanan62]

Righteousness exalts a nation that takes America out of the equation

[@kenforu1531]

Senator Whitehouse gets into all this in great detail in " The Scheme". Check him out.

[@gigizoom18]

Awful demons!

[@nickanderson412]

Monsters don't exist to teach us obedience, they exist to teach us courage.

[@monkeymalletsvideos]

The other painting you have to see is the Joe Jamail painting that resides over the entrance to the law library at University of Texas Law School.

[@marygoround1292]

Not to take away from the gravity of these allegations, but that is a really great painting. I thought it was a photo.

[@bradmoss6319]

explains Citizen United

[@iadorenewyork1]

I appreciate Chris Hayes’ analysis, which is quite insightful. I generally consider Hayes quite smart and ethically balanced.

[@maverickr.a.h.4488]

Perfect picture of corruption

[@RichardBurr-Carrothers]

I realized the cops and courts were corrupt in 1976 when I got out of the military. I was offered a job as a cop in a little backwater town in Ohio which I soon discovered was corrupt to the core. As disillusioned about law enforcement as I was I still didn't think that the corruption lead to or was emanating from the supreme court. Now I know I was right and wrong all along. Too bad I was.

[@Carl_Grissom_Sr]

People aren’t caving to our demands, we better demand reform 😂

[@SaintD382]

Leonard Leo looks to me like one of America's great villains.

[@jaxs7267]

I wonder why they chose him out of the others?

[@tgbedini]

I'm sure they offered all of them some kind of goodies. One suspects that he may have been the one who was willing to accept the bribes.

[@carolbabb7875]

They needed someone mallable.

[@billwalsh388]

The fact that there is a painting of these people together should tell you everything.

[@JeeGo-Aries-King]

just imagine the John Grisham novel

[@nitram7321]

It pays to know low people in high places.

[@cow429]

Hayes you are onto something, there is a similar organisation for Neo liberal economics called the "Mont Pelerin Society (MPS) is an international organization composed of economists, philosophers, historians, intellectuals and business leaders.[2] The members see the MPS as an effort to interpret in modern terms the fundamental principles of economic society as expressed by classical Western economists, political scientists and philosophers. Its founders included Friedrich Hayek, Frank Knight, Karl Popper, Ludwig von Mises, George Stigler and Milton Friedman.[2] The society advocates freedom of expression, free market economic policies and the political values of an open society. Further, the society seeks to discover ways in which the private sector can replace many functions currently provided by government entities." Wikipedia

[@justayoutuber1906]

Quid Pro Crow

[@FMCTJR56]

5:31 to 5:48 nicely explained--Hayes!

[@valdagadsden2956]

This is the very reason why A Code of Ethics is necessary and a legitimate Oversight Board to investigate failures to make disclosures, the breaking of established laws by Justices, investigations of dark money/favor, the investigation of grooming of Justices. Also, any violations of law or ethics set results in automatic impeachment or resignation. A set term needs to be in place. Also, an extension (this has been done before). Something drastic has to be done because between the extremism of the right, the elimination of Rights, the fascism, the force of personal beliefs and religion upon the majority, the silencing of the voice of the majority, the voter suppression and extreme gerrymandering by these Republicans are definitely playing a great part in the destruction/elimination of true democracy. Another country will not destroy America, it's the Americans within that will do it. They will certainly cause a divide within this country so tremendous that countries like China and North Korea will easily be able to take over and control America. FACT: A house so divided cannot stand. There is only so much you can force down Americans throats before they are sure to turn on you. Americans defend their freedom, rights and liberties and pursuit of happiness. Taking these things away will cause a contemp that will surely destroy this country.

[@SimonDoesmath]

Make lobbying (bribes) illegal and punishable by a minimum of 20 years in prison