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Rhiannon12866

(258,842 posts) Wed Apr 12, 2023, 03:45 AM Apr 2023

Clarence Thomas Gives MOST PATHETIC Excuse for his CRIMES - Meidas Touch

Right-wing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a bizarre and disgraceful response after being caught unlawfully receiving millions of dollars in gifts from a Republican benefactor.

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Clarence Thomas Gives MOST PATHETIC Excuse for his CRIMES - Meidas Touch (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Apr 2023 OP

Query: Will Thomas continue to vacation with Harlan and Leo no_hypocrisy Apr 2023 #1

Response: Two queries FBaggins Apr 2023 #3

Agree republianmushroom Apr 2023 #5

LIAR Snoopy 7 Apr 2023 #2

The story you linked to is consistent with his statement FBaggins Apr 2023 #4

no_hypocrisy

(55,380 posts)

1. Query: Will Thomas continue to vacation with Harlan and Leo

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Apr 12, 2023, 05:55 AM

Apr 2023

especially this summer?

FBaggins

(28,763 posts)

3. Response: Two queries

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 12, 2023, 06:25 AM

Apr 2023

Would it be illegal?

Does either care about what we think of his ethics?

I submit that the answer to both is "no"... and therefore the answer to your question is "yes"

republianmushroom

(22,702 posts)

5. Agree

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 12, 2023, 12:07 PM

Apr 2023

Snoopy 7

(732 posts)

2. LIAR

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Apr 12, 2023, 05:57 AM

Apr 2023

If what he said was true then why this: 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
That story is the L.A. Times story about thomas accepting gifts so thomas stopped reporting the gifts, so he knew they were illegal, also does anyone know if the IRS was paid?

FBaggins

(28,763 posts)

4. The story you linked to is consistent with his statement

Reply to Snoopy 7 (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 12, 2023, 06:31 AM

Apr 2023

Note that Congress just changed the reporting rules.

Either way, there would be no tax implication for him.

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