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🧵1/3 Propublica revealed Clarence Thomas' negotiating strategy is, like other Republicans, to take hostages: he extorted billionaires to give him💰or he'd resign https://bit.ly/3REqgQy

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A “Delicate Matter”: Clarence Thomas’ Private Complaints About Money Sparked Fears He Would Resign

Interviews and newly unearthed documents reveal that Thomas, facing financial strain, privately pushed for a higher salary and to allow Supreme Court justices to take speaking fees.

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ABlueView Dec 20, 2023

🧵2/3 It was a Pay-to-Keep-Me scheme and all his reported "gifts" came after he complained in 2000 that he'd have to resign because of his "low" salary of $300K (in today's dollars).

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ABlueView Dec 20, 2023

🧵3/3 Clarence Thomas is sad proof that billionaires can do anything they want today's America with impunity.

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