Ethics Watchdog Files Complaint Against Thomas Over Trips and Real Estate Deal

Ethics watchdog nonprofit organization, Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington (CREW), filed a civil and criminal complaint against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for not disclosing gifts he received and a real estate deal he made with a major Republican donor years ago. CREW called for investigations into Thomas over lavish trips he received over a period of years that were paid for by Harlan Crow, a Dallas-based real estate developer, and a 2014 real estate deal in which he reportedly sold a single-story home and two vacant lots to Crow. Thomas received the trips and made the sale without disclosing them on federal financial reporting forms.