Sen. Whitehouse Joins Chris Hayes to Announce Subpoenas in the Supreme Court Ethics Investigation

October 31 | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joins MSNBC's Chris Hayes to discuss the joint announcement with Chair Dick Durbin regarding a vote to authorize issuing subpoenas to Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo, and Robin Arkley II as part of the Judiciary Committee’s Supreme Court ethics investigation.
Public reporting has revealed that some Supreme Court justices, including Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, have for decades been receiving lavish gifts from right-wing billionaires with business before the Court.

[@terryreed1841]

Senator Whitehouse brings hope for our country.

[@magnus9165]

Have you been severely concussed or had a stroke? Time to turn off the TV and join your fellow Americans muster under one party roof that has zero donor money in it.

[@crackerjack3359]

White house for president. Talking about joining my fellow Americans I think you will find you are in a minority.

[@anitawindbigler7100]

​@@magnus9165 And what party would that be?

[@imacmill]

How so?

[@sierrawander7108]

@@magnus9165 go read this accounts past comments. You'll know who thinks like a traumatic head wound victim 🙄

[@deroux]

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is a true American Patriot. Thank you for your service to the American People Senator.

[@nstark1066]

He and some other stand outs in Congress are using logic and ethics, totally foreign concepts to the extreme right! Thank you, Senator Whitehouse❤

[@rextrek]

Thank you Senator Whitehouse !

[@imacmill]

For what? Nothing will come from any of this.

[@76rjackson]

​@@imacmillsomething already has come of it. Just need to keep the pressure on them. Vote blue 💙 for accountability!

[@imacmill]

@@76rjackson What has already come from it? How long can we keep voting blue?

[@76rjackson]

@@imacmill The light is being shined on it so it. The Senate is issuing subpoenas. Grab some popcorn! Vote blue until democrats have a supermajority then gold their feet to the fire for reforms to the way elections get funded.

[@hopefloats7573]

​@@imacmillThey are up against Billionaires with lots of lawyers. Be patient.

[@GrimJerr]

Sen. Whitehouse is the kind of representative we all hope we get when we cast our votes, Intelligent, Honest, Ethical, and relentless in the pursuit of Democracy.

[@suesochko1662]

You go Senator Whitehouse!!

[@RoeRoe123]

Let this be what I hope! Thank you Senator Whitehouse!

[@janetmelton6890]

Glad to see Democratic persistence. We will not quietly accept self-appointed billionaires running our Government. I hope they are ready for the fight!

[@deannadelmar9863]

I hope they lose their power!!!!

[@hopefloats7573]

Stop worshipping Billionaires.

[@tarajoyce3598]

Thank you Senator Whitehouse! You give me hope with the way you relentlessly call out corruption.

[@seewhativescene]

Let's not pretend this Country wasn't built/developed/sustained on aforementioned corruption

[@ralphfolden3273]

I support you Senator Whitehouse!!!!👍

[@sherrylong6940]

Thank you Senator Whitehouse for all you do....much appreciated!!!! Thank you Chris for getting it out there....very important!!!

[@JaRule6]

You're the man Senator Whitehouse! Keep up the good work 🙏🏻💕

[@danielgriffis9759]

Thank you, Senator Whitehouse. Thank goodness you and the few others staying on this "situation". This grift by these "Judges" is sickening. The U.S. deserves better ethical behavior. 😊❤

[@racheltaylor185]

Yes, you would expect much better from a Supreme Court Justice !!

[@jenniferb.9404]

I think it’s beyond unethical and now apparently entering into criminal behavior. Buying his Mom’s house and making improvements = also likely criminal bribery.

[@musicloverme3993]

@@jenniferb.9404 Don't forget the part about him letting her live there rent free!

[@tracythomson2604]

Thank God! Someone who is DOING something about this travesty of 'Justice'! Thomas should be IMPEACHED!

[@jonathanrossddsmhs1271]

America needs more Sen. Whitehouses!

[@freedomfinder5196]

Thomas can never get away from the “meanness”….. it’s in the mirror when he shaves. Thank you, Senator Whitehouse for your persistence in holding SCOTUS accountable. The People deserve better than a corrupt Supreme Court. 🇺🇸

[@peacelovejoy8786]

Well freaken said🤜🤛🇺🇸

[@evelynbonner3908]

​@@peacelovejoy8786Agreed! We deserve better than a corrupt government to which we will return if Trump is re-elected. Vote blue!

[@sidgarrett7247]

I have started calling it what it has become since P01138509 corrupted it , The extreme cult!

[@docinparadise]

Senator White House for the White House 💕

[@thesoundsmith]

He was BORN for the gig...😎

[@nenaaa1444]

For the Supreme Court so he can clean it up.

[@ruthokelley5833]

That had occurred to me as well!

[@mysterywriter888]

I think DOJ! @@thesoundsmith

[@charlottetracy3970]

Go get 'em Senator!!

[@jimpartridge9634]

Thankful for Senator Whitehouse. Stay in the Senate bc congress needs you. Thomas has needed course correction for several decades.

[@leighmartin3223]

Hooray for Senator Whitehouse..We support you and all that you stand for...Thank you... L. Martin

[@julieproctor6039]

Let disciplinary proceedings begin!

[@deannadelmar9863]

Thank you, Senator Whitehouse! I love all the work this Senator does! I am so grateful for the few DEM CONGRESSPEOPLE WHO WORK FOR OUR COUNTRY! Senator Bernie is a special hardworking congress person! We have several HEROES!

[@lindas-k5766]

There are actually quite a few Congresspersons (in both Houses) who are nearly all, if not all, Democrats or left leaning who are trying very hard to clean up the Congress, corporate overlords, the _Supreme_ Court and government in general. Add Katie Porter, Dan Goldman, Jamie Raskin, Zoe Lofgren, Maxwell Frost, Jared Moskowitz, and Jasmine Crockett to name just some of them!

[@Julesong]

🇺🇸 Excellent!!! 🇺🇸 Thank you, Sen. Whitehouse!

[@carenvaughn3299]

Regular folks? Harlon Crow is regular folks? Corrupt!

[@kathyd9324]

Let's get Senator Sheldon Whitehouse in the Whitehouse in 2028!

[@polarbear6579]

Even sooner!

[@brendaoneill1581]

He has the finger on the pulse.! Don't give up Whitehouse!

[@deloresmonteiro2342]

Go Mr. Whitehouse! ❤

[@oldones59]

Thank you for your patriotism, Senator Whitehouae 🇺🇸

[@clearfield2009]

The mean-ness in Washington? What did HE DO to Anita Hill? I think that was sexual harrassment and inappropriate behavior in the office, wasn't it? Is that mean? Did he not destroy her? I think that is mean.

[@cherylkiley6373]

I think you are absolutely 💯 correct! I watched that devasting hearing! What those Congressmen did to Anita Hill was humiliating and abominable! They all should have been called out for that! Clarence Thomas has done nothing but create havoc on the Court.😡

[@susanbengston3208]

@@cherylkiley6373: c.t. Has done vastly more than that, including Lying, Mega Corruption, Treason against the American People and Our Democracy, Abusing his position in Our Government for Personal Gain and on and on in his own dirty and Criminal Behavior at America’s Expense.

[@OwenMichaels]

Thomas truly has ethics issues that, if proven, should be presented as evidence in an impeachment.

[@barryzeeberg3672]

Senator Whitehouse is a national treasure. While the rest of us are distracted by the antics of Trump and his cronies, Senator Whitehouse focuses on the more insidious and more permanent threat posed by Koch and his cronies. It is so frustrating that we get multiple reports per day of the crimes of Trump, but essentially no coverage (except by Senator Whitehouse, Jane Mayer, and Nancy MacLean) of the crimes of Koch.

[@RubbishFPS]

Both a huge threat to our democracy and deserve attention

[@anncata7368]

The money greed and power mantra of the Republican Party is funded by Koch and other billionaires that get judicial favors that handsomely rewards the wealthiest

[@barryzeeberg3672]

@@RubbishFPS absolutely agree with you

[@peacelovejoy8786]

I'm so done with Clarence Thomas and his big time trouble making wife!!!

[@rosered6600]

Thank you Senator.

[@karebear9773]

❤ Sheldon Whitehouse, wish he would run for president.

[@ruthokelley5833]

…and not wait until old age to run!

[@arcanondrum6543]

Well, Sheldon Whitehouse has already received more Votes from the American people than Gerry (not his birth name) Warren Commission Ford received before becoming President. HOWEVER, Bernie, Howard, Albert, Gary and Edmund would have some advice for Sheldon, I'm sure. Probably something like, "even when you win, they will make sure that you lose".

[@Jen0714]

Thank you, Senator Whitehouse. Your perseverance is more than appreciated.

[@jeanthehumanbean8265]

Senator Whitehouse, thank you for everything you do for American citizens! Your intellect and integrity astound me!

[@tomjmdalton8855]

if you can't own a supreme court justice, what can you own

[@doreenfogarty2664]

Thank you for the update Chris and Sen. Whitehouse of RI. 👍💪⚖️

[@kristinamusantejd735]

Thank you for your work Senator. Let’s get all these gifts/crimes on the record.

[@willstorm8331]

Hayes always has clear concise reporting even when dealing with the most powerful people. Those folks who never thought their actions would raise alarms and have spotlights on their actions. How can the Senate get a judge before he pulls another fast one to get away without penalty?

[@peacearena]

Thank you for your diligence on this matter.

[@ruthokelley5833]

Thank you Chris and Shelton… the corruption in the Supreme Court is a serious matter for America! Please know how much you are appreciated for taking this matter serious!

[@MsWarriordiva]

Sheldon

[@ruthokelley5833]

@@MsWarriordivathanks…hard to keep details in my 83 yr old brain! 🤔

[@IGNANT4LIFE]

please do. we need to start showing our citizens how we want them to conduct themselves. otherwise, they will learn to do what works, which at this point appears to be lying and cheating and exploiting systems to your personal benefit, all while espousing the opposite.

[@UTubeISphere]

Agree - modelling and actually living good behaviour is vital. As the saying goes: the fish starts rotting from the head.

[@IGNANT4LIFE]

monkey see; monkey do.@@UTubeISphere

[@Adam_Horton]

Awesome work Sen Whitehouse thank you sir for all the hard work you do 🙏💯💙🌊😎🤙🤘✊🤟

[@debrajohnson8030]

Thank you mr White House i hope you show these criminals up for who they really are !!!!

[@sherievans2617]

Cowards have convictions THAT THEY HIDE! A ‘judge’ should at a minimum FOLLOW THE LAW … and ensure that not only do they follow the law BUT APPEAR TO FOLLOW THE LAW…. So there’s NO QUESTION 🙋🏼‍♀️about their probity and accountability!! Same goes for ALL public officials and political operatives!

[@catherinekoch3735]

Don't gifts/forgiven loans of that size have to be counted as income and pay taxes on that?

[@yaiirable]

They literally said that

[@susanbengston3208]

It is Criminal and Treasonous Behavior on the part of several SC sitting members and against Our Nation and We The American People.

[@johnquinn456]

I love Sheldon Whitehouse

[@patriciarouse16]

Snap reciepients have to report income from a garage sale; so hundreds of thousands and much much more, because it is a requirement is not " to hard" for a Supreme Court apointee taking Federal Employment pay. No, its just not difficult, and what is wrong WITH his mind sherking a oath of office.

[@virginialeary]

The rich get richer…. Snd the rest of us???????

[@zdk1099]

Did Clarence Thomas report the bus loan forgiveness on his tax return?

[@susanbengston3208]

Of course not.

[@sondragreen9562]

About time!

[@rickknight1810]

"Gift?" . . . or "bribe"? Oh, that's right! The SCOTUS is not scheduled to hear a case from THIS PARTICULAR billionaire. But they hear plenty of cases that impact billionaires IN GENERAL. Perhaps if we weren't all numbskulls, we would insist that a case that could benefit billionaires IN GENERAL must trigger a recusal from cases that could benefit ANY billionaire, including the one that recently bribed you with a luxury RV. Makes sense to this "regular folk."

[@tdsoldier3198]

You are a true patriot Senator Whitehouse.💙💙

[@renep2220]

THANK YOU! Senator Whitehouse is amazing. Love listening to him, I always learn so much! 🫡

[@mollysimmons2960]

I’ve heard this before… I’m disgusted by “Ladder pullers” When folks come out of poverty then they denigrate the same people still living in poverty. Not wanting to help or assist unfortunates.

[@fredisaacs9350]

No backtracking , straight through the rich white wall

[@berthabridges3483]

"But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream." ~ Amos 5:24 (KJV)

[@dlewis4621]

Go get 'em!

[@deadhead4206]

About time they expose the CORRUPTION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL

[@theemporersnewclothes]

Whitehouse 2028

[@robsantana629]

I wish Senator Whitehouse would run for president. He is so well spoken and prepared to deliver his message. Ty Senator Whitehouse!! ❤️

[@DuskyJewel]

My favorite Senator. He’s doing Democracy’s work 🙏🏿!

[@KathyDennis-fy3bg]

And why Dems need to stay in control of the Senate. Volunteer, contribute and vote, vote, vote.

[@Queenie-the-genie]

🩵💛🩵Senator Whitehouse s my Patron Saint. 🩵💛🩵

[@LR-qp7cc]

I'm looking forward to seeing how the subpoenas unfold.

[@jeffschroeder4805]

Thank you Senator Whitehouse for your determined efforts to end corruption in the Supreme Court. The Justices' resistance to accepting responsibility for addressing the obvious corruption is disgusting. Do they feel they are above the law?

[@karenstrain1152]

High time for these impudent, arrogant jerks to be held accountable.

[@patmcpeake]

None too soon !!

[@UTubeISphere]

Can someone please buy me a recreational vehicle and forgive most of the loan, make a PR video with said RV so that I come across as folksy, buy my mum's home to preserve it, and privately fly me to exotic locations to eat delicious food with my billionaire buddies?

[@susanbengston3208]

You have to be willing to commit Treason against your Country and Your Countrymen.

[@lisatreloar6302]

Thank you Whitehouse! Believe it when it happens!!..watched his confirmation hearing..Appalled how Ms.Hill was treated! Confirmation hearings a joke as you can see

[@berthabridges3483]

"Be strong and courageous, fearless, and enthusiastic!" Good job! Senator. ⚡️ ~ 1st Chronicles 22:13b (Living Bible)

[@dkattkatt7633]

This is justice...thankful👍🏻💟

[@tesslake6787]

Tyty senator whitehouse ..

[@gemmacruzaraneta5884]

Dear Senator Whitehouse, you have an admirer in Manila, Philippines. There should be more Americans like you.

[@ThePeaceful0909]

❤Thank you Senator Whitehouse for continuing to tirelessly bring truth to power by exposing the corrupt members of SCOTUS

[@LeonFelixRusso]

quid pro Crow

[@UTubeISphere]

birds of a feather flock together ;-)

[@UTubeISphere]

and: crow does not eat crow

[@bonniebreckenridge5236]

Thank you for having Sen. Whitehouse on! one of my favorite senators!

[@jefferyward2246]

Please get this issue to the IRS as soon as possibly allowable by law. These corrupt justices need to resign .

[@Griffix96]

Sen. Whitehouse is a true man of honor and integrity. There should be a Whitehouse in the Whitehouse.

[@rauxhyde2614]

XLNT!! Thank you Senator Whitehouse!

[@justincase4254]

Senator,thank you.Absolutely you are the man

[@patcomerford5596]

I thank you a million times, at least, Sen. Whitehouse.👏❤️

[@C.M.30337]

GREAT, what about Alito?

[@tygrahof9268]

Thomas was BRIBED and needs to be removed immediately.

[@cherylbarrett3443]

Between his bribe vacations and his motor home, Thomas must not work very much. He is always on vacation, and he never picks up the tab.

[@paull.4143]

The tact I would take is to have the DOJ investigate the benefactors for committing Bribery of a Federal Official. Let's see how they handle criminal indictments!

[@jillgiachino8086]

Thank you, for reporting 👍👍👍👍👍.

[@tfcooks]

Not a gift, a bribe.

[@randal_gibbons]

Thank you.

[@HOHLfmly]

Looking forward to next week!

[@jodywho6696]

Thank you Senator Whitehouse✨🇺🇸✨😊

[@harryape9059]

The Supremes have to be accountable.

[@diannakoish5110]

I think you are just wonderful Senator. Gitem!

[@theresa3]

Sheldon Whitehouse ⚖️🇺🇸

[@GR-ji9fw]

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse upholds our constitution, and the rule of law. I thank him for all that he does.

[@susanbengston3208]

Absolutely!

[@bigbandguru]

Lock Him Up! Get him out of the job he should never hold…

[@tigerbunny6778]

Thank you, Sheldon!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@michaelferver5707]

Impeaching Thomas is way overdue. Throw him off the bench now! Sends the right message to current and future judges, at every level. Thanks for another great video.

[@susanbengston3208]

This is a Criminal Case of the Highest Order, due our DOJ Attention and Accountability for All Involved.

[@thesoundsmith]

Thanks again.

[@Raven-ug8uw]

Thank u, Senator Whitehouse.

[@ronniechauvin]

Insider Crimes💯🔒💯