Clarence Thomas secretly went on lavish vacations in luxury jets and superyachts paid

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Thomas, a conservative who joined the nation's highest court in 1991 and is currently the longest-serving member, has accepted the trips from real estate magnate and Republican donor Harlan Crow nearly every year for more than two decades, ProPublica reported, citing flight records, internal documents, and interviews.

Crow, in a statement to ProPublica, said he has been friends with Thomas and his wife, Ginni, since 1996 and said: "The hospitality we have extended to the Thomas's over the years is no different from the hospitality we have extended to our many other dear friends."

According to the report, Thomas has vacationed with Crow on his 162-foot yacht around the world, flown around on Crow's Bombardier Global 5000 jet, and stayed at his private resort in the Adirondacks almost every summer.

Ethics experts and former and current judges that ProPublica spoke with said Thomas violated the normal conduct of judges by accepting such trips and may have violated the law by failing to disclose them on his annual financial records.

The bombshell report comes as the Supreme Court has been under increased scrutiny over ethics concerns. Critics have called for the justices to adopt an enforceable code of conduct and to be subject to stricter financial reporting rules.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...G?cvid=4b445e8848144b5dba632a0b399aebab&ei=41
 
A black man can't enjoy some of the finer things in America? Good to see he visited the Bohemian Grove.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
ROFL............the depth of investigation over conservative judges far exceeds that of liberal judges, and it shows.
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ProPublica cited a nine-day trip that Thomas and his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, took to Indonesia in 2019, shortly after the court released its final opinions of the term. That trip, which included flights on Crow’s jet and island-hopping on a superyacht, would have cost the couple more than $500,000, if they had paid for it themselves, the publication said.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/06/clarence-thomas-trips-republican-donor/

I don't care if the judge is liberal or conservative. Accepting a trip worth half a million dollars raises questions.
Point me to the liberal judge that accepted a half million dollar trip and I will react the same way. Will you?
 
judges do not have to disclose gifts that include food, lodging or entertainment extended by an individual for a non-business purpose.
 
AProudLefty said:
So list them, DumberThanThee.
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Herr Comrade, the article from the Hamas bitch doesn't show, or even allege anything illegal or immoral - it's just mindless shit flinging at a black man who has DARED to think for himself.

You Nazis are pathetic.
 
zymurgy said:
judges do not have to disclose gifts that include food, lodging or entertainment extended by an individual for a non-business purpose.
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ProPublica cited a nine-day trip that Thomas and his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, took to Indonesia in 2019, shortly after the court released its final opinions of the term. That trip, which included flights on Crow’s jet and island-hopping on a superyacht, would have cost the couple more than $500,000, if they had paid for it themselves, the publication said.
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Nothing to see here folks. It's just a trip valued at half a million dollars.
 
Uncensored2008 said:
Herr Comrade, the article from the Hamas bitch doesn't show, or even allege anything illegal or immoral - it's just mindless shit flinging at a black man who has DARED to think for himself.

You Nazis are pathetic.
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Called unethical, Supreme Court Justices shouldn’t be harbored nor accepting gifts from politicians
 
Poor Richard Saunders said:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/06/clarence-thomas-trips-republican-donor/

I don't care if the judge is liberal or conservative. Accepting a trip worth half a million dollars raises questions.
Point me to the liberal judge that accepted a half million dollar trip and I will react the same way. Will you?
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absolutely. as much as I admired SOME of thomas rulings and hated others............I never expected this and am now pretty disgusted with him as a whole. I wish I could point to a liberal judge, but maybe NOW that this has happened, other outlets will dig in to liberal judges. I don't hold out much hope for any real rage when found though, because most democrats seem ok with corrupt judges that are liberal...........alcee hastings as an example.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
absolutely. as much as I admired SOME of thomas rulings and hated others............I never expected this and am now pretty disgusted with him as a whole. I wish I could point to a liberal judge, but maybe NOW that this has happened, other outlets will dig in to liberal judges. I don't hold out much hope for any real rage when found though, because most democrats seem ok with corrupt judges that are liberal...........alcee hastings as an example.
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Nice tiptoeing.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
absolutely. as much as I admired SOME of thomas rulings and hated others............I never expected this and am now pretty disgusted with him as a whole. I wish I could point to a liberal judge, but maybe NOW that this has happened, other outlets will dig in to liberal judges. I don't hold out much hope for any real rage when found though, because most democrats seem ok with corrupt judges that are liberal...........alcee hastings as an example.
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Which liberal judge accepted a trip worth half a million dollars?

It certainly wasn't Alcee Hastings. You will notice that Alcee Hastings is no longer a judge after he was accused of soliciting a bribe
 
guno said:
Thomas, a conservative who joined the nation's highest court in 1991 and is currently the longest-serving member, has accepted the trips from real estate magnate and Republican donor Harlan Crow nearly every year for more than two decades, ProPublica reported, citing flight records, internal documents, and interviews.

Crow, in a statement to ProPublica, said he has been friends with Thomas and his wife, Ginni, since 1996 and said: "The hospitality we have extended to the Thomas's over the years is no different from the hospitality we have extended to our many other dear friends."

According to the report, Thomas has vacationed with Crow on his 162-foot yacht around the world, flown around on Crow's Bombardier Global 5000 jet, and stayed at his private resort in the Adirondacks almost every summer.

Ethics experts and former and current judges that ProPublica spoke with said Thomas violated the normal conduct of judges by accepting such trips and may have violated the law by failing to disclose them on his annual financial records.

The bombshell report comes as the Supreme Court has been under increased scrutiny over ethics concerns. Critics have called for the justices to adopt an enforceable code of conduct and to be subject to stricter financial reporting rules.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...G?cvid=4b445e8848144b5dba632a0b399aebab&ei=41
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Thomas should resign immediately, and if not, he should be impeached. SCOTUS justices cannot accept ANYTHING of value from anyone. This is beyond the pale.
 
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