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22. Tell me how this was not bribery to Clarence Thomas via Ginni?
Fri Apr 7, 2023, 12:09 PM
Apr 2023

Crow gave a big chunk of money to a PAC/Think Tank run by Ginny Thomas, Liberty Consulting
and then Liberty Consulting "hired" Ginni Thomas to work for Liberty Consulting.

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A spokeswoman for the Supreme Court did not return requests for comment. Attempts to reach Ginni Thomas through an email listed on her website were not returned. The website appears to have been wiped since the recent reports on her texts with Meadows.

Very little is known about her company, Liberty Consulting, which is listed as an asset on her husband’s Supreme Court disclosures. CNBC was able to find some of her conservative-leaning clients by cross-checking Virginia business records, tax forms, Federal Election Commission filings, personal financial disclosure documents and through interviews with people familiar with her work. Even so, watchdogs say such documents may not entirely reveal who she’s represented and whether those groups have ties to any cases before the court, raising increasing calls for more transparency.

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Thomas is also said to have done past work for companies tied to conservative judicial advisor Leonard Leo, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named to speak freely on the matter. Ginni Thomas counts Leo as a mentor, according to The Washington Post. Leo previously served as a director for a Ginni Thomas-led a conservative nonprofit named Liberty Central during former President Barack Obama’s administration, according to 990 tax disclosures. Ginni Thomas once boasted that she wanted the organization to be “bigger than the tea party,” and was taking aim at Obama’s agenda, including the Affordable Care Act, the Post reported.

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Ginni Thomas’ LinkedIn profile says she’s worked since 2010 as the founder and president of Liberty Consulting with “citizen activists, leaders and nonprofits to succeed and have impact in defending the principles that have made America an exceptional nation. — offer strategic advice, build coalitions, connect people and projects (this is my passion and joy!).” Thomas notes on her page that she’s not a lobbyist, even though a Virginia state record shows that the firm was once called Liberty Lobby.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/05/inside-the-consulting-firm-run-by-ginni-thomas-wife-of-supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas.html

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Of course. What else is he going to say? grumpyduck Apr 2023 #1
Buu-urp. peppertree Apr 2023 #14
That's a flat out lie. See the stories about the LA Times having written about his disclosures RockRaven Apr 2023 #2
Friends have friends over for dinner C_U_L8R Apr 2023 #3
Funny the Thomas couple were not "friends" until Clarence was on the Court and it is nice to see ... Botany Apr 2023 #4
And who on earth wants to be friends with Clarence Thomas? PatSeg Apr 2023 #18
Tell me how this was not bribery to Clarence Thomas via Ginni? Botany Apr 2023 #22
Yep, everything this couple does PatSeg Apr 2023 #26
And in 1999/2000 Ginni was connected to some kind of organization that helped w/Cheney steal .... Botany Apr 2023 #28
Holy crap! PatSeg Apr 2023 #29
She is smart but is so fucked up in the head that she sees herself as God's* own warrior on Earth .. Botany Apr 2023 #30
I don't think she completely recovered PatSeg Apr 2023 #33
Thanks George HW Bush for this POS. You got your token black dude and we got a RW asshole. walkingman Apr 2023 #5
Zackly. cilla4progress Apr 2023 #8
Yep. Old Man Bush was known for his wicked sense of humor peppertree Apr 2023 #13
One memory I have from the Thomas nomination by HW rurallib Apr 2023 #16
And that's EXACTLY the effect Bush wanted peppertree Apr 2023 #17
NIce Try Clar Me. Apr 2023 #6
"I thought nobody would notice" dalton99a Apr 2023 #7
Ms Hill was MORE than right about this POS Pas-de-Calais Apr 2023 #9
If yer 'splainin', yer losin' EYESORE 9001 Apr 2023 #10
Wow, will this fly in Court? EndlessWire Apr 2023 #11
What a crock of shit CanonRay Apr 2023 #12
I'd like to know if there are any similar "friendly outings" with other Justices oldsoftie Apr 2023 #15
I have a feeling there are PatSeg Apr 2023 #19
Just out of morbid curiosity, has Chief Justice Roberts Golden Raisin Apr 2023 #20
AH, time for IRS to check Crow's Taxes? 3825-87867 Apr 2023 #21
I'm hoping the IRS also has a look at Clarence's taxes leftieNanner Apr 2023 #23
Wonder if there ever was a case bluestarone Apr 2023 #24
corrupt motherfucker ZonkerHarris Apr 2023 #25
And will those colleagues and others in the judiciary come forth and confirm? catrose Apr 2023 #27
Sheldon Whitehouse to Clarence Thomas: ancianita Apr 2023 #31
Thomas has gotten a lot of ribbing over the years for not asking questions Bradley Down Under Apr 2023 #32
This is crap bluevoter4life Apr 2023 #34
Just when you thought johnnyfins Apr 2023 #35
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