He also should have disclosed his trips on the yacht, these experts said." "His failure to report the flights appears to violate a law passed after Watergate that requires justices, judges, members of Congress, and federal officials to disclose most gifts, two ethics law experts said. "These trips appeared nowhere on Thomas' financial disclosures," the outlet noted. And Thomas typically spends about a week every summer at Crow's private resort in the Adirondacks." He has gone with Crow to the Bohemian Grove, the exclusive California all-male retreat, and to Crow's sprawling ranch in East Texas. He flies on Crow's Bombardier Global 5000 jet. The investigative outlet reported Thursday that "for more than two decades, Thomas has accepted luxury trips virtually every year" from Dallas-based real estate magnate Harlan Crow.Īccording to ProPublica, Thomas "has vacationed on Crow's superyacht around the globe. Progressives on Thursday urged congressional Democrats to immediately push for investigations and impeachment proceedings after bombshell reporting by ProPublica revealed that right-wing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been taking luxury trips funded by a billionaire Republican megadonor for more than 20 years without formally disclosing them-a likely violation of federal law.
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