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View ProfilesLeahy: But nothing in the Federalist Papers that talked about corporate money going into campaigns, is that correct?Leahy moved on to the influence of money in politics, asking if there wasn’t something inherently corrupting about a corporation donating “unlimited amounts of money.” Gorsuch resisted — to the point of absurdity.
Gorsuch: Well, s-s-s-senator, I —
Leahy: That’s an easy yes or no.
Gorsuch: I, I, I think there’s an awful lot in the Federalist Papers and elsewhere that were relevant to and considered by both concurrences and dissents in Citizens United.
Leahy: But nothing about corporate money.
Gorsuch: I, I don’t remember that term, no, Senator.
Leahy: Trust me, there wasn’t.
Gorsuch: I trust you.
Leahy: Okay.
Gorsuch: Entirely.
Leahy: No, you don’t have to.
Gorsuch: Not that much? [Plausibly sincere laughter from witness and audience]
Leahy: I’ll let it go. [Plausibly sincere laughter]
Leahy: If somebody were to out and out buy a vote, we’d all agree that’s corruption, is it not?Sheesh.
Gorsuch: I think [Supreme Court] Justice [Anthony] Kennedy would agree with you, yes.
Leahy: Would you agree with me?
Gorsuch: I follow the law. And that would certainly follow my understanding of the law.
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