Senators file official demand for criminal investigation of Clarence Thomas
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Senators file official demand for criminal investigation of Clarence Thomas

Raw Story  

Democratic senators are calling for the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas violated federal ethics and tax laws. "The evidence assembled thus far plainly suggests that Justice Thomas has committed numerous willful violations of federal ethics and false-statement laws and raises significant questions about whether he and his wealthy benefactors have complied with their federal tax obligations. We therefore request that you appoint a Special Counsel authorized to investigate potential criminal violations by Justice Thomas under the disclosure, false statement, and tax laws; pursue leads of related criminal violations by donors, lenders, and intermediate corporate entities; and determine whether any such loans and gifts were provided pursuant to a coordinated enterprise or plan.” Under Attorney General Merrick Garland, several significant special counsels were appointed to investigate issues of high political salience. Those include special counsel Jack Smith, to investigate former President Donald Trump's alleged involvement in election conspiracies and unlawful retention and concealment of highly classified national defense information; and special counsel Robert Hur, to investigate classified material that was improperly moved to President Joe Biden's personal office and home while he was exiting the vice presidency.

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Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct
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3 days, 1 hour ago

Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges Congress to establish a way to enforce a new code of conduct. The 93-page report released Saturday by the Democratic majority of the Senate Judiciary Committee found additional travel taken in 2021 by Thomas but not reported …

‘An ethical crisis of its own making’: Democrats blast Supreme Court ethics
3 days, 13 hours ago

‘An ethical crisis of its own making’: Democrats blast Supreme Court ethics

Al Jazeera  

In a new report, Democrats on the US Senate Judiciary Committee call out alleged ethical lapses among high court justices. A report from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee has detailed new allegations about the “lavish gifts” justices on the United States Supreme Court received from donors. In their report, the Democrats slammed the Supreme Court’s chief justice, conservative John …

Senate Democrats render a verdict on Supreme Court ethics
3 days, 13 hours ago

Senate Democrats render a verdict on Supreme Court ethics

Politico  

Many of the trips, including one Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas took by yacht and private jet in Indonesia in 2019 as a guest of billionaire developer Harlan Crow, were unearthed by ProPublica last year. “To date, the Judicial Conference has failed to adequately respond to the Supreme Court’s ethical crisis,” the report says. While the Senate report’s main …

Experts: DOJ has "sufficient evidence" to probe Clarence Thomas — but Garland won't go for it
5 months, 1 week ago

Experts: DOJ has "sufficient evidence" to probe Clarence Thomas — but Garland won't go for it

Salon  

A Justice Department probe of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas could uncover whether the justice knowingly and willfully filed false financial disclosure statements or failed to pay taxes on luxury gifts — despite Attorney General Merrick Garland's likely lack of political will to launch an investigation months before the November election, legal experts told Salon. Gillers said for Thomas to …

The Real Scandal at the Supreme Court Is Not Clarence Thomas’ Ethics Form
6 months, 1 week ago

The Real Scandal at the Supreme Court Is Not Clarence Thomas’ Ethics Form

Slate  

The liberal legal and political commentariat justifiably has its collective hair on fire about the flagrant ethics violations of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, both of whom hold such malleable conceptions of what constitutes an “appearance of impropriety” that it could reasonably be found in a founding-era dictionary definition of hypocrisy. Each time we invoke a Supreme Court “ethics …

Clarence Thomas still hasn't coughed up info about 'many gifts' that remain secret: report
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Clarence Thomas still hasn't coughed up info about 'many gifts' that remain secret: report

Raw Story  

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas made national headlines when he finally admitted a conservative billionaire gifted two free vacations — a trip to Indonesia and a northern California "all-male retreat" — but investigative reporters say a slew of valuable perks remain secret. "There are many gifts Thomas received that he has still not disclosed," ProPublica reported Friday, "Even after the …

John Roberts Rejects Senators' Request To Discuss Samuel Alito’s Flag Scandal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

John Roberts Rejects Senators' Request To Discuss Samuel Alito’s Flag Scandal

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday rejected Senate Democrats’ request to meet to discuss the Supreme Court ethics firestorm surrounding Justice Samuel Alito. “Moreover, the format proposed ― a meeting with leaders of only one party who have expressed an interest in matters currently pending before the Court ― simply underscores that participating in such a meeting …

Roberts rejects Senate Democrats’ request to discuss Supreme Court ethics, Alito controversy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Roberts rejects Senate Democrats’ request to discuss Supreme Court ethics, Alito controversy

LA Times  

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Thursday declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and the controversy over flags that flew outside homes owned by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Roberts’ response came in a letter to the senators a day after Alito separately wrote them and House members to reject their …

There’s Finally a Clarence Thomas Ethics Inquiry Underway, but Will It Go Anywhere?
11 months ago

There’s Finally a Clarence Thomas Ethics Inquiry Underway, but Will It Go Anywhere?

Slate  

Last week, the Campaign Legal Center, a voting rights and ethics advocacy group, disclosed what it considered a potentially promising—but extraordinarily opaque—one-sentence line in a newly released report from the Judicial Conference of the United States. The Judicial Conference is, according to investigative journalists at ProPublica, a body of federal judges “led by the chief justice of the Supreme Court.” …

Legal scholar: Clarence Thomas “corruption” almost “certainly unlawful and ethically reprehensible”
1 year ago

Legal scholar: Clarence Thomas “corruption” almost “certainly unlawful and ethically reprehensible”

Salon  

A deep dive into Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' finances revealed a secret complaint, or a subtle request, he made to a Republican Congressman about a pay raise, threatening that if lawmakers didn’t act, “one or more justices will leave soon,” according to a ProPublica investigation. The Court has held here that there is a compelling governmental interest in assuring …

The Most Galling Part of Clarence Thomas’ Latest Ethics Disclosure
1 year, 3 months ago

The Most Galling Part of Clarence Thomas’ Latest Ethics Disclosure

Slate  

When Justice Samuel Alito responded earlier this year to reporting on his 2008 decision to accept, and not disclose, a seat on a private jet owned by a billionaire with business before the Supreme Court, his defense was that the seat he occupied “​​would have otherwise been vacant.” At the time, it seemed like the Marie Antoinette–iest legal reasoning ever …

House Democrats call for investigation into Clarence Thomas over corruption claims
1 year, 4 months ago

House Democrats call for investigation into Clarence Thomas over corruption claims

The Independent  

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Clarence Thomas faces fresh calls to resign after more billionaire gifts revealed
1 year, 4 months ago

Clarence Thomas faces fresh calls to resign after more billionaire gifts revealed

The Independent  

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Opinion: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ corruption is intolerable. Here’s what we can do about it
1 year, 4 months ago

Opinion: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ corruption is intolerable. Here’s what we can do about it

LA Times  

If you thought you could no longer be shocked by the lavish gifts conservative billionaires have reportedly bestowed on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Thursday’s remarkable investigative report from ProPublica might surprise you. The report exposes Thomas’ pattern of secretly accepting private flights, yacht trips and other luxuries from a cadre of super-wealthy conservative donors over three decades in violation …

Senate committee approves legislation to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court justices
1 year, 5 months ago

Senate committee approves legislation to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court justices

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court would have to abide by stronger ethics standards under legislation approved on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, a response to recent revelations about donor-funded trips by justices. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin said the legislation would be a “crucial first step” in restoring confidence in the court. The legislation would mandate a new …

Mitch McConnell defends Clarence Thomas
1 year, 5 months ago

Mitch McConnell defends Clarence Thomas

Raw Story  

Republican U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is defending Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after numerous well-documented reports and allegations of corruption and scandal related to the close personal and financial relationship he and his wife, Ginni Thomas, have with a billionaire GOP donor, his wife's alleged attempts to promote overturning of the 2020 presidential election results, and his refusal …

Senators call for Supreme Court to follow ethics code like other branches of government
1 year, 5 months ago

Senators call for Supreme Court to follow ethics code like other branches of government

Associated Press  

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, responding to Associated Press investigative stories on the Supreme Court, said Tuesday it was time for the justices to bring their conduct in line with the ethical standards of other branches of government. The nation’s highest court operates without an ethics code, instead following what Chief Justice John Roberts has referred to as …

‘Grave concerns’: House Democrats urge Chief Justice John Roberts to formally investigate Clarence Thomas
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Grave concerns’: House Democrats urge Chief Justice John Roberts to formally investigate Clarence Thomas

Raw Story  

Eighteen House Democrats, all former prosecutors, judges, and law enforcement officials, have sent a detailed, eight-page letter to Chief Justice John Roberts urging him to create an independent group to investigate Justice Clarence Thomas over "recent allegations of ethical violations and conflicts of interests" involving his relationship with a billionaire GOP donor who reportedly had business before the Supreme Court. …

Harlan Crow: Investigating My Gifts to Clarence Thomas Is Unconstitutional
54 years, 11 months ago

Harlan Crow: Investigating My Gifts to Clarence Thomas Is Unconstitutional

Slate  

Congress has regulated the Supreme Court for as long as the two institutions have existed. A different statutes compels the justices to recuse from a case any time their “impartiality might reasonably be questioned.” Bopp ignores these statutes and instead offers the familiar imperial defense, recently invoked by Chief Justice John Roberts: Any congressional intrusion on SCOTUS’ affairs would “violate …

Watch: GOP senator gets slapped down at Supreme Court ethics hearing
1 year, 7 months ago

Watch: GOP senator gets slapped down at Supreme Court ethics hearing

Raw Story  

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday on judicial ethics, Sen. John Kennedy mentioned that the "latest chapter" in the "assault on the United States Supreme Court as an institution" is the "fairytale of Supreme Court corruption." Is his comments, Kennedy said that Democrats are targeting conservative Supreme Court justices because they're not "ruling in ways that my Democratic colleagues …

Senate Finance Chief blasts Clarence Thomas' billionaire friend for obstructing gift probe
1 year, 7 months ago

Senate Finance Chief blasts Clarence Thomas' billionaire friend for obstructing gift probe

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. The Democratic chair of the Senate Finance Committee said Tuesday that billionaire GOP megadonor Harlan Crow is trying to obstruct the panel's investigation into his gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who is facing growing calls to resign for failing to disclose luxury vacations and other largesse from an individual with business …

Senate Democrats demand more details from Harlan Crow on gifts to Justice Thomas
1 year, 7 months ago

Senate Democrats demand more details from Harlan Crow on gifts to Justice Thomas

NPR  

Senate Democrats demand more details from Harlan Crow on gifts to Justice Thomas Enlarge this image toggle caption Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Pressure to force a wealthy GOP donor to explain his ties to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas escalated on Tuesday, with top Senate Democrats pushing for new disclosures in the face of …

'Like laundering money': Court watcher says Clarence Thomas is flouting even the few ethics rules that exist
1 year, 7 months ago

'Like laundering money': Court watcher says Clarence Thomas is flouting even the few ethics rules that exist

Raw Story  

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is effectively able to "launder money" through his wife, argued Gabe Roth of the watchdog group Fix the Court on MSNBC Friday. This comes amid new reporting that right-wing judicial activist Leonard Leo and eventual Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway arranged a secret payment to Virginia "Ginni" Thomas through an organization that successfully lobbied the Supreme …

What to know about the Supreme Court and ethical concerns
1 year, 7 months ago

What to know about the Supreme Court and ethical concerns

NPR  

What to know about the Supreme Court and ethical concerns Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP New reporting from ProPublica has revealed another example of undisclosed expenses that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received from a wealthy Republican donor. Among the highlights of the report: Law Megadonor's purchase of Clarence Thomas' property was never disclosed, …

US lawmakers hold hearing on Supreme Court ethics concerns
1 year, 7 months ago

US lawmakers hold hearing on Supreme Court ethics concerns

Al Jazeera  

The hearing comes in the wake of several reports detailing the failure by justices to report possible conflicts of interest. US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, a Democrat, said he had called the hearing on Tuesday because the Supreme Court has for years “refused” to “step up and fix this themselves”. Zhou-Castro said that, unlike other federal judges, “the …

Dueling narratives at the Senate hearing on the Supreme Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Dueling narratives at the Senate hearing on the Supreme Court

NPR  

Dueling narratives at the Senate hearing on the Supreme Court Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images At Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, the Democrats' avowed purpose was to get the Supreme Court to write a code of conduct for itself, or in the absence of that, for Congress to write one. …

Chief Justice Roberts declines to testify at Senate’s Supreme Court ethics hearing
1 year, 7 months ago

Chief Justice Roberts declines to testify at Senate’s Supreme Court ethics hearing

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts has declined a request from the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify at a hearing next week on ethical standards at the court, instead providing the panel with a statement of ethics reaffirmed by the court’s nine justices. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., invited Roberts’ testimony last week, saying that there had been …

Congress has clashed with Supreme Court justices over ethics in the past
1 year, 8 months ago

Congress has clashed with Supreme Court justices over ethics in the past

NPR  

Congress has clashed with Supreme Court justices over ethics in the past Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP When Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin this week asked the chief justice of the Supreme Court to give the committee an update on the ethics of the court, he spoke of "a steady stream of revelations regarding Justices falling …

Roberts asked to testify on court ethics amid Thomas reports
1 year, 8 months ago

Roberts asked to testify on court ethics amid Thomas reports

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary chairman has invited Chief Justice John Roberts to testify next month on ethical standards at the court, a hearing that would undoubtedly focus on business transactions and travel involving Justice Clarence Thomas. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., said that there has been a “steady stream of revelations” regarding Supreme Court justices “falling short of ethical standards …

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: What could Congress do to hold him accountable?
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: What could Congress do to hold him accountable?

Slate  

After two ProPublica investigations revealed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may have been quietly violating federal disclosure law for over 20 years, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts urging him to investigate the matter quickly—or they would have to “consider legislation to resolve it.” For decades, Thomas has been accepting luxury vacations, including …

Republicans Defend Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Amid Disclosure Failures
1 year, 8 months ago

Republicans Defend Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Amid Disclosure Failures

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Republicans defended Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday after it was reported that he failed to disclose gifts and a real estate transaction from a billionaire GOP donor. “Justice Thomas has been attacked and excoriated since his confirmation hearing, and I suspect this is just a continuation of that,” Sen. John Cornyn, a member …

Column: What Clarence Thomas calls hospitality looks a lot more like corruption
1 year, 8 months ago

Column: What Clarence Thomas calls hospitality looks a lot more like corruption

LA Times  

I am shocked, shocked to find that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ commitment to originalism — that is, the belief that legal texts should be interpreted as they were understood when they were adopted — comes to a screeching halt the minute he slides off the bench. I mean, maybe nothing can stop a venal Supreme Court justice from being …

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Calls For DOJ Investigation Of Clarence Thomas’ Hidden Gifts
1 year, 8 months ago

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Calls For DOJ Investigation Of Clarence Thomas’ Hidden Gifts

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on the body overseeing the federal judiciary to refer Justice Clarence Thomas to the Department of Justice for investigation into his failure to properly report gifts from a billionaire benefactor. Whitehouse and Rep. Hank Johnson sent a letter to the Judicial Conference on Friday asking …

Senator calls to refer Clarence Thomas to attorney general over “week of silence” from John Roberts
1 year, 8 months ago

Senator calls to refer Clarence Thomas to attorney general over “week of silence” from John Roberts

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Thursday urged the top policymaking body for U.S. federal courts to refer Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to the attorney general, citing the lack of immediate action from the high court amid fresh evidence that the right-wing judge violated disclosure laws. But with impeachment unlikely given Republican control of …

Ethics watchdog urges Justice Department investigation into Clarence Thomas' trips
1 year, 8 months ago

Ethics watchdog urges Justice Department investigation into Clarence Thomas' trips

Raw Story  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. A Washington ethics watchdog is calling for the Department of Justice to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for failing to disclose luxury trips he received from a billionaire GOP megadonor. “This high-profile ethics matter has historic implications far beyond one Supreme Court justice,” attorneys for the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center wrote in …

Thomas revelation of gifts fits a broader pattern of financial nondisclosure from the Supreme Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Thomas revelation of gifts fits a broader pattern of financial nondisclosure from the Supreme Court

CNN  

Washington CNN — The recent revelations of lavish gifts and travel that a Republican megadonor showered on Justice Clarence Thomas reflect a larger Supreme Court culture of nondisclosure, little explanation, and no comment. In a brief statement responding to the story of his relationship with billionaire real estate magnate Harlan Crow, Thomas said his colleagues and others in the judiciary …

Biden should order Clarence Thomas’s cases to be reviewed
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden should order Clarence Thomas’s cases to be reviewed

The Independent  

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Democratic senators urge chief justice to probe Thomas trips
1 year, 8 months ago

Democratic senators urge chief justice to probe Thomas trips

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee called on U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday to open an investigation into the undisclosed acceptance of luxury trips taken by Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife that were paid for by a Republican megadonor. “We urge you to do so.” The nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica reported Thursday …

Senate Democrats Urge John Roberts To Probe Clarence Thomas' Undisclosed Gifts
1 year, 8 months ago

Senate Democrats Urge John Roberts To Probe Clarence Thomas' Undisclosed Gifts

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday urged Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate a recent bombshell report that Justice Clarence Thomas has accepted and failed to disclose 20 years’ worth of lavish gifts and luxury travel from a billionaire GOP megadonor. “Senator Durbin is, of course, right that Chief Justice Roberts has a …

Judges 'livid' with Clarence Thomas over secret yacht trips: 'Why respect for the Court has plummeted'
1 year, 8 months ago

Judges 'livid' with Clarence Thomas over secret yacht trips: 'Why respect for the Court has plummeted'

Raw Story  

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a rare public statement in response to a bombshell ProPublica story this week that he accepted millions of dollars in luxury travel from a Republican megadonor without reporting it. Despite his defense of his actions, said CNN's Ariane de Vogue on "The Lead" Friday, many federal judges don't feel the same way. "They don't …

The Clarence Thomas Scandal Is What's Wrong With Our Democracy
1 year, 8 months ago

The Clarence Thomas Scandal Is What's Wrong With Our Democracy

Huff Post  

What are the ethical boundaries for people who have political power and influence? Nearly every year for the past two decades, the Supreme Court justice enjoyed luxury vacations and free travel at the invitation of GOP megadonor and conservative billionaire Harlan Crow. It practically goes without saying that if one of the court’s three liberal justices had been doing what …

Clarence Thomas faces new impeachment calls over luxury trip gifts from GOP megadonor
1 year, 8 months ago

Clarence Thomas faces new impeachment calls over luxury trip gifts from GOP megadonor

The Independent  

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Dem senator vows action after explosive report on Clarence Thomas receiving secret trips
1 year, 8 months ago

Dem senator vows action after explosive report on Clarence Thomas receiving secret trips

Raw Story  

Sen. Dick Durbin, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, vowed "action" on Wednesday in the wake of a new report claiming that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for years been receiving secret luxury trips funded by a right-wing billionaire. In a statement that was put out hours after ProPublica published a major new report on Thomas' trips funded …

Senate Judiciary announces investigation into Trump DOJ for serious ethical breaches
2 years, 3 months ago

Senate Judiciary announces investigation into Trump DOJ for serious ethical breaches

Raw Story  

Former Barack Obama counsel Gregory Craig was indicted by Donald Trump's Justice Department, and according to a new book by a former prosecutor at the Southern District of New York, the case was all part of a partisan plot ahead of the election. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow got a copy of the book, which begins with Geoffrey Berman saying that he …

Critics wonder why Ginni Thomas ‘ethics crisis’ is ignored as Supreme Court investigates its own clerks for Roe leak
2 years, 6 months ago

Critics wonder why Ginni Thomas ‘ethics crisis’ is ignored as Supreme Court investigates its own clerks for Roe leak

Raw Story  

The Marshal of the United States Supreme Court has begun her investigation into the nearly unprecedented leak of a draft majority opinion that is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade. https://t.co/wUh5TiHk4q pic.twitter.com/tooRedMQJk — Mark Joseph Stern May 23, 2022 Apparently referring to reports the January 6 Committee has the phone records of then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, including …

John Roberts can’t do anything about Clarence Thomas
2 years, 8 months ago

John Roberts can’t do anything about Clarence Thomas

CNN  

CNN — Chief Justice John Roberts has long trumpeted the Supreme Court’s institutional integrity, saying the nine justices differ from elected politicians and calling out anyone who threatens to undermine that message. “I think Chief Justice Roberts ought to demand a public explanation from Justice Thomas, and he must absolutely recuse himself,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, said …

Clarence Thomas’ wife 'not only embraced the conspiracy, she was trying to shape it’: Ex-Senator
2 years, 8 months ago

Clarence Thomas’ wife 'not only embraced the conspiracy, she was trying to shape it’: Ex-Senator

Raw Story  

Justice Clarence Thomas is coming under fire after his wife, Ginni Thomas, was revealed to have been texting with Donald Trump's chief of staff about overturning the 2020 election. Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Monday, former Sen. Claire McCaskill cited what the actual law says about the ethics of the Supreme Court justices. "A Supreme Court -- any federal …

Justice Thomas’ wife long steeped in conservative politics
2 years, 8 months ago

Justice Thomas’ wife long steeped in conservative politics

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Through a decades-long career in conservative politics, Virginia Thomas has repeatedly maintained that her political activities posed no conflict of interest with the work of her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. He dissented, calling the ruling not to hear arguments in the case “befuddling” and “inexplicable.” Now Ginni Thomas’ personal involvement in that fight has fueled calls …

Justice Thomas’ wife long steeped in conservative politics
2 years, 8 months ago

Justice Thomas’ wife long steeped in conservative politics

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Through a decades-long career in conservative politics, Virginia Thomas has repeatedly maintained that her political activities posed no conflict of interest with the work of her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. He dissented, calling the ruling not to hear arguments in the case “befuddling” and “inexplicable.” Now Ginni Thomas’ personal involvement in that fight has fueled calls …

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