Arrr, me hearties! Methinks that Justice Alito's tale o' fishin' be a clever ploy to hook some loot from them woke billionaires!
2023-06-23
"Arrr, ye scallywags! This Leonard Leo be claimin' that them ProPublica tales o' conservative justices be naught but a trap fer snaggin' more doubloons from them woke billionaires. Methinks he be needin' a better excuse fer plunderin' their coffers!"
ProPublica, an independent outlet, has received over $40 million since 2010 from a group connected to the liberal dark money network, Arabella Advisors. The outlet has recently published a series of articles about conservative Supreme Court justices and their luxury vacations, including a report that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito took a luxury fishing trip with hedge fund billionaire, Paul Singer, who would later have business matters before the high court. ProPublica also claimed that Alito broke federal laws that require justice to disclose such trips. Leonard Leo, co-chairman of The Federalist Society, defended Alito, saying that he did not even know the cases referenced were connected to Singer and that ethics rules at the time did not include funded travel and lodging as reportable "gifts." Leo suggested that the recent rash of ProPublica stories questioning the integrity of only conservative Supreme Court Justices is bait for reeling in more dark money from woke billionaires who want to damage this Supreme Court and remake it into one that will disregard the law by rubber stamping their disordered and highly unpopular cultural preferences. ProPublica defended its reporting and said that it operates independently, receiving philanthropic support from donors of every stripe.