SunvarmitApr 7, 2023
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Lawmakers Call for Investigation and Ethics Reforms in Response to ProPublica Report on Clarence Thomas
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Influential Democratic legislators are pushing for changes at the Supreme Court and a probe into Thomas’ undisclosed luxury trips provided by powerful conservative donor Harlan Crow.

#SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #ClarenceThomas #HarlanCrow #Ethics

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-harlan-crow-durbin-ethics-investigation?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Lawmakers Call for Investigation and Ethics Reforms in Response to ProPublica Report on Clarence Thomas

Influential Democratic legislators are pushing for changes at the Supreme Court and a probe into Thomas’ undisclosed luxury trips provided by powerful conservative donor Harlan Crow.

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Apr 7, 2023 at 12:04amWeb
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And just in case you missed it, here's this morning's ProPublica investigation from @elliottjustin Joshua Kaplan & Alex Mierjeski

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire

Island-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me that someone would do this,” says one former judge.

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Show threadJohnApr 7, 2023
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Show threadPeter Koopman 🦣Apr 7, 2023

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“I prefer the RV parks. I prefer the Walmart parking lots to the beaches and things like that. There’s something normal to me about it,” Thomas said. “I come from regular stock, and I prefer that — I prefer being around that.”

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Show threadProtectiveHenApr 7, 2023
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Show threadBert LatamoreApr 7, 2023
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I wonder just what Crow wanted in return.
Show threadrrogersApr 7, 2023
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Don't you know; I am pretty sure the Supreme Court doesn't adhere to the same standards it imposes on other judges :)
LMAO, when I read that :)
I never backchecked but it sounds so typical given the "fallen state" of your government.
Show threadfrommagiohApr 7, 2023
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I'd be more impressed with at least one 'lawmaker' from the other side of the great divide.
Show threadJames C. Kei 姬俊Apr 8, 2023
@ProPublica He ought to resign!