Subpoenas of Private Citizens in SCOTUS Ethics Probe ‘Totally Inappropriate’: McConnell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks to reporters after a closed-door lunch meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 24, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin’s plans to subpoena individuals involved in the ethics controversies surrounding Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas during an Oct. 31 press conference.

“What he’s targeting here is private citizens with no legislative purpose,“ Mr. McConnell said. ”I think it’s completely and totally inappropriate.”