McConnell Urges Congress to Avoid Involvement in Supreme Court Ethics Matters

Washington, DC - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has expressed his belief that Congress should refrain from getting involved in ethics issues concerning the Supreme Court. The Republican senator from Kentucky made this statement during a press briefing, suggesting that such matters should fall under the purview of Chief Justice John Roberts. McConnell's comments come as Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee plan to deliberate on Supreme Court ethics reform legislation in early July. This legislative action is in response to recent news reports alleging that Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas accepted expensive gifts and trips from affluent Republican. . .