The senators pointed to conservative activist Leonard Leo as the driving force behind the many of the president's appointments.
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a new report on Republican efforts to pack the courts with conservative-leaning judges and the outsized influence of one conservative activist.
As part of their report, the senators pointed to activist Leonard Leo, the former head of the conservative Federalist Society, as the driving force behind the many of the president's appointments, including Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch. The report — which is the first of several — details Leo’s"special interest dark money" that Democrats say will build on Republicans’ push to restructure the courts in the coming years. Leo"has also managed a secretive network of right-wing nonprofits that have raised over 250 million dollars," Schumer said.
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