Summary
- Two Democratic senators have called for a special counsel to investigate potential criminal violations of federal ethics and tax laws by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
- The senators cited evidence of repeated and willful omissions of gifts and income, as well as serious concerns about additional tax fraud and false statement violations.
- The move aims to keep attention on the scandal amidst recent conservative victories in the Supreme Court.
- Chief Justice John Roberts has refused to testify in Congress about ethics concerns, and there is no means of code of conduct enforcement.