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I was about to say that, yes, that's exactly what Lindsay Graham threatened to do when Durbin talked about sending subpoenas to Harlan Crow and a few others: talkingpointsmemo.com/n….
So you could argue that they could threaten to do so, but the issue is that it wouldn't go anywhere. You could also argue that they can keep doing so to kee…
I was about to say that, yes, that's exactly what Lindsay Graham threatened to do when Durbin talked about sending subpoenas to Harlan Crow and a few others: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/republicans-subpoena-supreme-court-filibuster.
So you could argue that they could threaten to do so, but the issue is that it wouldn't go anywhere. You could also argue that they can keep doing so to keep the issue alive in the news... but. Well, have you seen our news-media lately and all that.
I think that a good scandal can get some good traction, and Alito and Thomas are sure trying to provide the corruption that should get some attention in the news. But without ProPublica providing the receipts, everyone in the press—including The Washington Post—seems intent on propping up the status quo.