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Carville rips ‘sons of b‑‑‑‑es’ on Supreme Court: ‘So happy to help the Republican Party’

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by Sophie Brams - 05/01/26 6:35 PM ET

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Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville tore into the Supreme Court on Friday, accusing the justices of engaging in political favoritism and ethical misconduct.

“There is no reason, none, that you should have any respect or any admiration for this pack of people who take money from anybody, don’t report anything, are the only nine people in the entire f‑‑‑ing federal government that operates under no ethics rule,” Carville said during a podcast episode on “Politicon,” labeling the court “corrupt.”

The Supreme Court has come under intense scrutiny in recent years over allegations of unreported gifts, luxury travel and potential conflicts of interest.

Justice Clarence Thomas disclosed in 2023 that he had accepted several trips on billionaire and GOP mega-donor Harlan Crow’s private jet, and some Democratic lawmakers have claimed there are other trips he failed to disclose.

That same year, questions emerged about Jane Sullivan Roberts, the wife of Chief Justice John Roberts, and her work recruiting for law firms, some of which had business before the Supreme Court, according to The New York Times.

Justice Samuel Alito has also faced ethics concerns, including reports that he accepted a trip to a luxury Alaskan fishing lodge in 2008 from two wealthy Republican donors and did not include it in his financial disclosures.

Carville’s blistering critique came days after the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

The decision, split along ideological lines, weakened a provision of the Voting Rights Act that has long been used to justify redistricting to protect the voting power of minorities.

“These sons of b‑‑‑‑es were so political, so happy to help the Republican Party any way they could they wrote a convoluted decision that legal scholars are still trying to wander through to think, ‘What the f‑‑‑ was the rationale for this?’” Carville said.

He labeled the court’s ruling an “unintelligible decision,” by Alito, whom he called “nothing more than a political hack.”

Chief Justice Roberts urged people to tone down the rhetoric on judges last month, calling personal attacks against them “dangerous” and a “problem.”

Carville has frequently called on Democrats to expand and pack the Supreme Court, as well as push for statehood for the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, when they regain power.

President Trump ripped the longtime consultant for those ideas in a lengthy Truth Social post earlier this month, calling him a “wacko” and describing Democrats with similar proposals as “Country Destroying Sleazebags.”

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