Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland neglected to fully fill out a financial disclosure form that he turned in to the Senate Tuesday, according to a new report.
The chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit turned in 2,200 pages of paperwork to the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, but did not fill out information about his financial net worth.
Garland also failed to complete a chart that itemizes investment and real estate assets.
The committee website states Garland’s paperwork is “incomplete” due to the multiple blanks.
The White House has issued a statement, but did not explain why Garland’s responses differed from previous nominees. Previous Obama nominees, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, listed their financial information.
“Chief Judge Garland included information on his personal finances in the questionnaire he submitted to the Judiciary Committee today. If the Senate Judiciary Committee would like to request further detail, Chief Judge Garland stands ready to provide that additional information promptly,” White House spokeswoman Brandi Hoffine told Roll Call Tuesday.
The committee stated it did not request the forms because it does not intend to consider a nominee until a new president is sworn in next year. The White House called Tuesday for the Senate to take up Garland’s case, indicating the move was meant to pressure Republicans toward holding a hearing.
