I agree that Harlan Crow's collection of Nazi memorabilia is tangential to the issue of finding a Supreme Court Judge in his back pocket. But it should not surprise us if, upon digging deeper into his pockets we find other political and government officials who joined Crow as "friends" on extravagant mulit-week trips that took them to far away places along with other wealthy people. To Crow, political influence is a lifestyle.
Crowe sold the company he inherited from his father for $2.2 Billion and now has nothing to do but manage his trust. He's been busy in his retirement.
One of the surprises of the first super PAC presidential election has been how few wealthy donors have given money through their companies. So far, most big donations have been made personally. One exception is Texas real estate developer Harlan Crow, who has mixed his methods. Crow supports...
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He has a very deep involvement with the courts and the Senate committee that oversees them. He's reported giving more than half a million dollars to this list of Republican Senators or their PACs all of whom sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee and he has given even more to PACs that don't require reporting.
Josh Hawley John Cornyn, Tom Cotton Chuck Grassley Ted Cruz Mike Lee Lindsey Graham John Kennedy Thom Tillis Marsha Blackburn Joni Ernst Ben Sasse.
Sitting members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have raked in more than $400,000 from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, according to campaign finance reports.
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I wonder if Clarence Thomas would still be "friends" with Crow if the Citizen's United ruling had gone the other way and Democrats had been allowed to institute campaign finance laws to prevent an idle rich man from adding a collection of radical right wing politicians and judges to his collection of fascist memorabilia.