from that very same supreme day court. all of which put in the court at the very forefront of this crucial election. aside from the multiple ways in which they could affect the candidacy and pending criminal prosecutions of the twice impeached and recently convicted ex-president. institution continues to be mired in controversy. concerns about the courts ethical standards have reached new heights in the past few weeks following the recent revelation that justice or rather his wife displayed flags that are associated with far right causes at their residences. be followed for them continued this week after progressive activists of the street were secretly recorded audio conversations she had with the couple well undercover in a supreme court historical society event. this included her complaining about the pride flag and the justice apparently endorsing the suggestion to return our country to a place of godliness. additionally, clarence thomas has close ties republican mega don
election-year issue. meanwhile, the ongoing ethics scandal surrounding some of the justices could also be a major factor this fall. recent efforts to hold the justices accountable have largely stalled in congress and this week, senate republicans blocked a democratic sponsored bill that would have required the supreme court to adopt a more binding code of conduct and would have exposed the justices to greater oversight. democratic representatives alexandria ocasio-cortez and jamie raskin also announced that they plan to introduce legislation in the house that would do the same thing. but, republicans will likely prevent that from even getting a vote on the house floor and that is just the political reality right now on capitol hill. that means that the future of the supreme court might very well be another important issue that the voters will be forced to reckon with when they had to the polls in november. for more on this, i am joined by molly jong-fast, special corresponden