Donald Trump, Legal Ethics, Supreme Court

Dinner With Trump: An Ethical Landmine For The Supreme Court?

A White House aide later claimed that 'no invitation was extended or accepted.'

onApril 25, 2017 at 4:01 PMApril 25, 2017 at 3:33 PM

Why would the Supreme Court agree to do this? I can think of no legitimate reason to dine with a litigant. https://t.co/tcjQ6vzYv6

— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) April 23, 2017

— Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), in response to ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl’s tweet that President Donald Trump would be dining with the justices of the Supreme Court on Thursday evening. The dinner was canceled after a firestorm about the legal ethics involved in the meeting erupted on Twitter. Sean Spicer, Trump’s press secretary, claimed that the meal would be rescheduled.

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