LA Times reported about Justice Thomas' gifts 20 years ago. After that he stopped disclosing them

[Nevilledog]

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-04-06/the-times-reported-about-justice-thomas-gifts-20-years-ago-after-he-just-stopped-disclosing-them

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https://archive.is/g9G6G

WASHINGTON — It was 2004 when the Los Angeles Times disclosed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had accepted expensive gifts and private plane trips paid for by Harlan Crow, a wealthy Texas real estate investor and a prominent Republican donor.

The gifts included a Bible that once belonged to abolitionist Frederick Douglass — a gift Thomas valued at $19,000 — and a bust of Abraham Lincoln valued at $15,000.

“I just knew he was a fan of Frederick Douglass, and I saw that item come available at an auction and I bought it for him,” Crow explained at the time.

He also flew Thomas on his personal plane to Northern California to be his guest at the Bohemian Grove, which held all-male retreats for government and business leaders.

Thomas refused to comment on the article, but it had an impact: Thomas appears to have continued accepting free trips from his wealthy friend. But he stopped disclosing them.

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[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[Irish_Dem]

2. The GOP power elite knows that they have a protective shield.

For life once they are elected or appointed to high office.

[grumpyduck]

3. "Lock him up!"

Sound familiar, repukes?

[republianmushroom]

4. Was there an investigation then of Thomas ?

If not why not ? Remember that old fable "No one is above the Law".

[Pas-de-Calais]

5. Anita was more than correct about him

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

6. if a case came before Thomas that involved poor, minority person ..guaranteed vote against them

vote for harshest sentence possible. And all this time, he's been a grifting unethical scumbag

[thatdemguy]

7. It appears to me he may have a get out of jail card. No official ethics rules apply to SCOTUS

I find it kind of hard to believe they are only self policing on ethics. And it does not appear that he broke any laws, unless they can connect these to bribes, which I doubt they will be able to. I looked and could not find any cases thomas ruled on that involved this guy directly.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-justices-clarence-thomas-are-ethics-police-rcna78520