On Thursday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) accused the GOP of ignoring the affluent benefactors behind luxury gifts presented to Supreme Court justices.

What Happened: Raskin voiced his criticism during the House Oversight Committee hearing, which was focused on examining litigation funding, The Hill reported.

The Democrat condemned the massive expenditures by billionaires to manipulate Supreme Court decisions, declaring, “Americans see the personal gifts to justices from right-wing billionaires sugar daddies like Harlan Crow, and Federalist Society dark money expenditures are fundamentally perverting judicial ethics and undermining justice and the rule of law.”

Raskin also indicated a sense of irony in the GOP spearheading this hearing, given their seeming indifference to the ethical dilemmas surrounding the Supreme Court justices.

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Why It Matters: The two justices have been at the center of controversy due to revelations of billionaires financing their private jet trips, holidays, and luxury experiences.

This led to a multitude of appeals, mostly from Democrats, urging the implementation of ethical regulations for the Supreme Court.

"Everyone knows that a fish rots from the head down, and everyone knows what stinks to the heavens in the judicial system today is, alas, the Supreme Court itself,” he said.

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