Lever Time with David Sirota Presents: The Supreme Court Has A Billionaire Problem

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🗓️ 3 July 2023

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Today, we’re sharing an episode of the podcast Lever Time with David Sirota from our friends at the investigative news site The Lever. David and The Lever’s Andrew Perez are joined by ProPublica journalist Justin Elliott, who recently co-authored an exposé detailing how Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito failed to disclose luxury gifts provided by billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer. This story follows ProPublica’s reporting from earlier this year about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who also failed to disclose gifts he received from his own billionaire benefactor, Harlan Crow. They discuss how these new revelations raise questions about the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, why a lack of judicial oversight contributes to the problem, and how powerful GOP operative Leonard Leo ties all of these stories together.

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0:00.0	I'm Ryan Grim here, just dropping in to introduce you to Lever Time with David Seroda.
0:05.1	It's the flagship podcast to the lever in investigative news outlets, staffed and run
0:09.4	by a lot of friends of ours over here at the Intercept.
0:11.6	If you like deconstructed, which, presumably you do, otherwise why are you listening to
0:16.3	this right now?
0:17.6	Be sure to check out the lever if you haven't.
0:20.5	Just search for Lever Time with David Seroda in your podcast player.
0:24.0	As a listener to deconstructed, you can get a special discount on a full subscription
0:27.8	to the Lever's investigative reporting and news.
0:30.2	For that offer, go to levernews.com slash deconstructed.
0:34.9	Enjoy the episode.
0:39.0	Hey everyone, welcome to another episode of Lever Time, the flagship podcast from the
0:51.3	Lever, an independent investigative news outlet.
0:53.6	I'm your host David Seroda.
0:55.3	On today's show, we're going to be talking about one of our
0:57.8	favorite topics, Corruption at the Supreme Court.
1:02.0	Last week, ProPublica published another bombshell report.
1:05.7	This one detailing how conservative Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito failed to disclose
1:11.4	a gift of a private jet flight and luxury fishing vacation, a gift bankrolled by billionaire
1:19.2	hedge fund manager Paul Singer, whose hedge fund has business at the Supreme Court.
1:25.6	For today's interview, I'll be joined again by ProPublica's Justin Elliott, one of the
1:29.8	reporters who broke that huge news story about Sam Alito.
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