Progressives blast Supreme Court over secret payments of at least $1 million to the ex-Bush official
The Supreme Court on Friday came under fire following reports that it failed to disclose its past relationship with a former Homeland Security secretary who reviewed the court's investigation into who leaked the draft ruling that revealed the court was about to overturn abortion rights.
Michael Chertoff, who served under President George W. Bush and now runs a security risk management firm, had provided services to the Supreme Court before he was tasked with independently reviewing the leak investigation, which ultimately did not find who the leaker was, CNN reported.
The Supreme Court privately paid at least around $1 million to the Chertoff Group for security assessments related to the justices' safety, involving reviews of their homes and months-long consultations, according to CNN. The firm also assessed COVID-19 practices at the court, CNN reported.
Yet these financial contracts and the court's connection to Chertoff were excluded from the Supreme Court's investigative report released last week, which he signed off on, raising concerns about transparency and the thoroughness of his independent review.
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Easiest million Chertoff ever made.
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