Justice Clarence Thomas Exposed For Secretly Accepting All-Inclusive Luxury Trips From GOP Megadonor For Years, Including A Vacation To Indonesia Worth $500,000 & Private Jet Travel

Justice Clarence Thomas Exposed For Secretly Accepting All-Inclusive Luxury Trips From GOP Megadonor For Years, Including A Vacation To Indonesia Worth $500,000 & Private Jet Travel

Apparently, US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been enjoying the palm trees outside of the politics for quite some time now!

According to sources, Clarence Thomas and his wife, Ginni, were recently outed for covertly receiving grand vacations and travel accommodations from Republican donator Harlan Crow.

Justice Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow

Allegedly, in 2019, real estate tycoon Harlan Crow invited Clarence Thomas and his mate on a private-jetted trip to Indonesia and even provided the attendants with access to his own top-notch yacht and fancy chef to round out the half-million-dollar-worth getaway.

However, although that was merely four years ago, Harlan Crow’s said gifts to Thomas have (reportedly) been given all throughout their over two-decades-long friendship.

Informants claimed that the controversial jurist has relaxed on Crow’s boat worldwide, often parlays on his Bombardier Global 5000 jet for leisure, and spent various summers at the billionaire’s exclusive tourist attraction in the Adirondacks.

Clarence Thomas and wife Ginni, along with Harlan Crow and others

However, while good buddies are hard to come by, things may be coming to a bad halt for Thomas, whose undisclosed star treatment from Crow just may have violated a few newer legalities in his position of power.

Documents have shown that Thomas made no financial notes of the recreational activities nor did he record the flights that were taken, which completely went against an ethics law that mandates justices, judges, members of Congress, and federal officials to report a majority of their offerings.

In defense of his 74-year-old friend, Crow wrote in a statement:

“My wife Kathy and I have been friends with Justice Thomas and his wife Ginni since 1996. We are very dear friends. The hospitality we have extended to the Thomas’s over the years is no different fro the hospitality we have extended to our many other dear friends.”

He continued by assuring that the friendly contributions had no ulterior motives, debunking all speculation of an inside job.

“Justice Thomas and Ginni never asked for any of this hospitality. We have never asked about a pending or lower court case, and Justice Thomas has never discussed one, and we have never sought to influence Justice Thomas on any legal or political issue.”

Amid Crow’s conclusion of the letter, he stated that their luxurious outings were nothing more than “gatherings of friends” and “celebrating the life and legacy” of a “significant figure.”

via ProPublica

But… Thomas’ colleagues aren’t too fond of the findings of his hidden handouts. Former Government Ethics Attorney Virginia Canter spoke out against the matter and said,

“[Justice Clarence Thomas] seems to have completely disregarded his higher ethical obligations. When a justice’s lifestyle is being subsidized by the rich and famous, it absolutely corrodes public trust. Quite frankly, it makes my heart sink.”

In the original article revelating Thomas’ underhanded moves, an outline of Thomas’ requirements for registering such occurrences listed:

“Justices are generally required to publicly report all gifts worth more than $415, defines as “anything of value” that isn’t fully reimbursed. There are exceptions: If someone hosts a justice at their own property, free food and lodging don’t have to be disclosed. That would exempt dinner at a friend’s house. The exemption never applied to transportation, such as private jet flights, experts said, a fact that was made explicit in recently updated filing instructions for the judiciary.”

Although Thomas has (seemingly) logged a trip from Crow before, there’s been a number of others that he hasn’t.

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