Chief of the Supreme Court of the United States of America refuses to testify before Congress after a long controversy over ethical issues, in a letter sent to the Senate Justice Committee.
The head of the Supreme Court of the United States, John Roberts, said Wednesday that he refuses to testify before Congress, after a long controversy over ethical issues related to peersnotably Judge Clarence Thomas.
Mega-yacht cruises, private jet flights, Justice Thomas, the most conservative on the Supreme Court, has been at the center of a controversy since ProPublica’s revelations about offers he accepted from businessman Harlan Crow, without declaring them.
John Roberts, who was invited to testify before the Senate on May 2, invoked “concerns related to the separation of powers and the importance of preserving the independence of the judiciary.in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The head of the Supreme Court, who is part of the conservative majority of the body, also attached a copy of the ethical guidelines of that body and a declaration signed by the nine wise men, in which they “reaffirm and reiterate the fundamental ethical principles and practices “. “.
“Revelations related to judges who do not respect ethical standards have not stopped multiplying,” warned last week the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dick Durbin, in the letter he sent to Judge Roberts.
Clarence Thomas defended himself against any deliberate abuse, assuring that the rules governing statements in this type of situation had changed and that Crow had no ongoing proceedings in the Supreme Court.
Source: Observadora
