In April, Propublica's by Joshua Kaplan, @justinelliott and #AlexMierjeski dropped a *bombshell*: #SupremeCourt Justice #ClarenceThomas had been showered in high-ticket "gifts" by billionaire ideologue #HarlanCrow, who subsequently benefited from Thomas's rulings in the court:

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow

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