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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas disclosed that his travel expenses and meals were paid for by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow on at least three occasions in 2022. This disclosure adds to the scrutiny surrounding Thomas' relationship with Crow, following reports of undisclosed luxury trips accepted by the justice from the real estate billionaire.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been granted an extension to file his annual financial disclosure amid scrutiny of his relationship with a GOP megadonor. The Senate Judiciary chair expressed embarrassment over the revelations, which include Thomas's wife's work for the donor's political group. Thomas has previously faced criticism for his failure to disclose his wife's income on his financial disclosures.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been reporting rental income from a now-defunct real estate company, Ginger, Ltd., Partnership, on his financial disclosures for the past two decades. The company was taken over by a similarly named company, Ginger Holdings, LLC, in 2006. Thomas reported receiving between $270,000 to $750,000 from the older company, where it was described on his forms as "rent." This comes as Thomas is under scrutiny for accepting lavish trips from a GOP billionaire megadonor and his wife, Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, is under scrutiny for her involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Justice Clarence Thomas plans to amend his financial disclosure forms to reflect a 2014 real estate deal he made with a GOP megadonor, acknowledging that the transaction should have been disclosed almost a decade ago. The deal involves the sale of three Georgia properties, including the home where Thomas’ mother currently lives. Thomas has come under fire for not reporting luxury travel that he and his wife took with the donor. Critics say Supreme Court justices should be more transparent about their lives off the bench, and members of Congress have asked the court to adopt a formal ethics code.
Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose a 2014 real estate deal with a GOP megadonor on his annual financial disclosure forms, according to a ProPublica report. The deal involved the purchase of a $1.5 million home in Georgia, which was later sold for $1.2 million to Harlan Crow, a major Republican donor and supporter of Thomas. Thomas' failure to disclose the deal raises questions about potential conflicts of interest and transparency.
Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow for more than 20 years, according to a report by ProPublica. The report has reignited calls from Democrats for Congress to require the Supreme Court to adopt binding ethics rules. The lack of ethics rules for Supreme Court justices has been a topic of discussion for some time, and the report has prompted further criticism of Thomas. Democrats are pushing for legislative action on judicial ethics reform, including the creation of a code of conduct for Supreme Court justices.