Sen. Whitehouse and Lawrence Bash Justice Thomas's Billionaire-Funded Lifestyle

August 10 | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joins MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell discuss ProPublica’s latest bombshell report further exposing the breadth of undisclosed billionaire-funded gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Whitehouse has long been the Senate’s leading voice for improving transparency and accountability at the Supreme Court. Last month, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Whitehouse’s Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act, legislation that would help restore the American public’s sinking trust in the Supreme Court by fortifying regulations regarding judicial conflicts of interest and recusal. The bill was endorsed by The New York Times editorial board.