Justice Clarence Thomas said he was advised he didn’t have to disclose private jet flights and luxury vacations paid for by billionaire Harlan Crow because, although a close friend, Crow “did not have business before the court.”
@rbreich In the unlikely event a revised code of ethics is implemented for SC justices, I hope it extends to their families.
Came across this apparent impropriety/national security concern today: https://mastodon.online/@ampersine/110067345088436865
Attached: 1 image During the summer of 2021, in Aspen, Colorado, someone bought an acre of land for $10 million. Just eight months later in the spring of 2022, they sold it for $76.5 million, earning an incomprehensible $65 million profit in less than a year's time. The lucky profiteer is the cousin of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. And the buyer who gave him tens of millions of dollars "too much" is apparently a Russian oligarch. https://www.aspentimes.com/news/moscow-tie-lingered-for-1a-developer/