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(29,983 posts) Thu Jul 11, 2024, 07:03 AM Jul 11

Clarence Thomas accepted a free yacht trip to Russia and got flown out on a complimentary helicopter ride to Putin's hom [View all]

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Source: Business Insider

Two Democratic senators have accused Associate Justice Clarence Thomas of accepting free trips to Russian President Vladimir Putin's hometown.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon filed a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland on July 3, asking to open an investigation into the SCOTUS judge.

The letter highlighted the "serious possibility of tax fraud" and accused Thomas of having "secretly accepted gifts and income potentially worth millions of dollars."

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The appendix list is titled "Likely Undisclosed Gifts and Income from Harlan Crow and Affiliated Companies." Harlan Crow is a real estate developer and the former chairman and CEO of the Trammell Crow Company.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/clarence-thomas-accepted-free-yacht-070633968.html

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Clarence Thomas accepted a free yacht trip to Russia and got flown out on a complimentary helicopter ride to Putin's hom [View all] WhiteTara Jul 11 OP

So Harlan Crowe is part of the Russia-backed cabal Sanity Claws Jul 11 #1

Crowe might just be a Putin lover Progressive dog Jul 11 #6

If we had an Attorney General who would follow the facts gab13by13 Jul 11 #2

So true,... Wuddles440 Jul 11 #5

The "vast right wing conspiracy" mountain grammy Jul 11 #12

That is why the Republicans devoted a decade and billions to assassinate her integrity. jaxexpat Jul 11 #17

K&R Think. Again. Jul 11 #3

thomas is a russian asset. period. nt Javaman Jul 11 #4

Clearly. jaxexpat Jul 11 #18

Strange that the DOJ has never MotownPgh Jul 11 #7

Strange times ... we the people have legitimate doubts about the integrity of the SCOTUS as well as the DOJ. KPN Jul 11 #15

Who would have dreamt. Worse than MotownPgh Jul 11 #24

Imagine if a Democratic President did this. Mr. Mustard 2023 Jul 11 #8

He didn't visit Putin Zeitghost Jul 11 #30

Just how deep into the G.O.P., the right wing billionaires, and Fox News is Putin? Botany Jul 11 #9

Thomas can't read the room, can he? alarimer Jul 11 #10

Thomas is not, strictly speaking, a sane man. jaxexpat Jul 11 #19

Not that he cares what anyone thinks Zeitghost Jul 11 #37

Is nothing to be done, about this evil, greedy, destructive man? Paladin Jul 11 #11

St. Petersburg is where the ex-KGB officers and Russian organized crime really came together. eppur_se_muova Jul 11 #13

Thomas will eat crow some... usonian Jul 11 #14

DUzy! mahina Jul 11 #32

Didn't mean Russel. usonian Jul 11 #33

Oops! mahina Jul 11 #34

No wonder they are 100% positive TFG will get elected. bluestarone Jul 11 #16

Holly crap this is a BFD Farmer-Rick Jul 11 #20

Thomas voting record PROVES he's a pooty loveing bastard. bluestarone Jul 11 #21

Justice Pigshit is the most scuzzy, corrupt, bought-and-paid-for Supreme Court justice ever. Comfortably_Numb Jul 11 #22

Republicans are the Russia first party IronLionZion Jul 11 #23

Kick for visibility orangecrush Jul 11 #25

He's such a republican BoRaGard Jul 11 #26

👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch Jul 11 #27

He must be trusting to go up in a helicopter in Russia. Hmmm. twodogsbarking Jul 11 #28

This calls for IMPEACHMENT! lastlib Jul 11 #29

I hate to be the one Zeitghost Jul 11 #31

And we still know only a small fraction of the radical republican justices' corrupt actions Mysterian Jul 11 #35

Why can't *I* get free yacht trips to countries *I* like? Salvador Dolly Jul 11 #36

How magnificent! Harlan Crow would have been on top of his game. Kid Berwyn Jul 12 #38

A traitor and an "UN-convicted felon". IMO republianmushroom Jul 12 #39