The transaction, if Leo did assist finance it, may have violated federal ethics legal guidelines that stop govt department staff from utilizing their positions to acquire advantages or non-public private achieve.
Earlier than Durbin issued his assertion, Conway didn’t reply to repeated emails and textual content messages from POLITICO requesting remark in regards to the transaction.
Durbin in his assertion took a swipe on the Trump administration’s course of for nominating judges, whereas tipping his hat to the Biden administration for following the “recommendation and consent” course of outlined within the Structure — which states that the president shall search recommendation from and acquire the consent of Congress earlier than nominating somebody to the federal judiciary.
“In contrast to the Trump Administration, President Biden and the Senate, as a part of the constitutional recommendation and consent course of, have been driving judicial choice on this Congress,” Durbin stated.
Heidi Przybyla contributed to this report.