It seemed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' ethics troubles couldn't get much worse. Then they got much worse. The question, stevebenen writes, is what Congress is prepared to do about this intensifying mess.
, shining a light on previously unreported benefits the justice has received from a “cohort of wealthy and powerful friends,” thanks to his connections established through the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.on one of Thomas’ other wealthy pals providing the sitting justice with undisclosed financing that made it possible for Thomas to buy an expensive recreational vehicle. How big was the loan? Neither the justice nor his friend say.
According to the reporting, which has not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, Thomas has received “at least 38 destination vacations, including a previously unreported voyage on a yacht around the Bahamas; 26 private jet flights, plus an additional eight by helicopter; a dozen VIP passes to professional and college sporting events, typically perched in the skybox; two stays at luxury resorts in Florida and Jamaica; and one standing invitation to an uber-exclusive golf club...
It’s an impossible dynamic to defend: Thomas is living the life of a wealthy man, thanks to the generosity of his rich, likeminded friends., “There is nothing partisan about calling this what it is: a brazen, shameful abuse of power that undermines the legitimacy of the Supreme Court. That Thomas reportedly took these gifts is alarming enough. That he reportedly took them without disclosing that he had taken them makes it hard to believe that Thomas doesn’t realize how bad this all looks.
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