'Ethics be damned': Legal experts aghast over bombshell report on Clarence Thomas' luxury lifestyle

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

In the wake of the latest bombshell report revealing incriminating details about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' luxurious lifestyle, legal experts are weighing in with critical remarks and concerns as calls for accountability increase.

According to the new report:

"For more than two decades, Thomas has accepted luxury trips virtually every year from the Dallas businessman without disclosing them, documents and interviews show. A public servant who has a salary of $285,000, he has vacationed on [Harlan] Crow’s superyacht around the globe. He flies on Crow’s Bombardier Global 5000 jet. He has gone with Crow to the Bohemian Grove, the exclusive California all-male retreat, and to Crow’s sprawling ranch in East Texas. And Thomas typically spends about a week every summer at Crow’s private resort in the Adirondacks."

The report also emphasized: “The extent and frequency of Crow’s apparent gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the U.S. Supreme Court.”

Now, legal experts have taken to Twitter with ethical concerns as they've pointed out the many issues with Thomas' conflicts of interest.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/ethics-be-damned-legal-experts-aghast-over-bombshell-report-on-clarence-thomas-luxury-lifestyle/ar-AA19ys6p

Clarence Thomas Ruled on Bribery Case While Accepting Vacations

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas voted in a unanimous Supreme Court decision to overturn a bribery conviction against a former Virginia governor in 2016 while allegedly accepting luxurious vacations from a top Republican donor at the same time.

Thomas has faced increasing scrutiny recently after news broke regarding Thomas' wife, Virginia "Ginni" Thomas advocating for overturning the 2020 election results. The public has since called for his resignation, and in September, SCOTUS received its lowest approval rating among Americans according to a Gallup poll.

An April 6 report by the investigative journalism organization ProPublica alleging that Thomas had accepted extravagant trips with Republican donor Harlan Crow has intensified the scrutiny, with many ethics experts now questioning if Thomas acted poorly by accepting the gifts and neglecting to disclose them.

In June 2016, Thomas joined the seven other justices in vacating and remanding a lower court's conviction against former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell. McDonnell was convicted of committing favors for a businessman who allegedly paid him with more than $175,000 worth of gifts, cash and loans, but the Supreme Court ruled that prosecutors had been unable to prove the favors as "official acts" during McDonnell's tenure.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/clarence-thomas-ruled-on-bribery-case-while-accepting-vacations/ar-AA19yS8O

[blue neen]

1. Thomas is a hypocrite and a liar.

Disgusting.

[kacekwl]

11. And a criminal.

This is the top of the heap in law enforcement in the USA. Doctor heal thyself.

[Kittycatkat]

2. This is so f$$king outrageous!

[Cha]

3. Fucking Fascist Wallowing

in the Booty from Fascist Wing Billionaires.

[republianmushroom]

4. Just a little criminal action by a Supreme Court Justice.

Will the IRS begin an investigation ? The federal statutes that trump broke have had no consequences,
"YET", and maybe never will. Has the IRS begun investigating trumps business dealings while in office ?


26 months and counting

[Irish_Dem]

5. Ridiculous how so called experts are "shocked, appalled and aghast."

When the GOP does wrong.

Duh the GOP is a crime syndicate and has been so for a long time.
The experts are not the sharpest tools in the box.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

6. Justice Clarence Shithole.

Out-corrupting his old mentor, Justice Antonin Shithole.

[dlk]

8. For all of his arrogance, the world now knows Thomas has been bought and paid for

The list of adjectives is long.

[The Jungle 1]

9. I was on my local planning commission and had to disclose all gifts.

The SC is a corrupt sewer.

[Permanut]

10. Golly, somebody should send him a sternly worded letter..

On second thought, that's a little harsh. Never mind.

[EarnestPutz]

12. Why stop at Clarence? Dig into the other conservative "bretheren" (sisteren?) and see what.....

.....turns up. Alito in particular has got to be dirty. Let's see those tax returns. Wouldn't it be fun if, say, Roberts was the only one who wasn't tainted by scandal, you know, for a 5-4 split decision.

[Farmer-Rick]

13. No, Roberts has had similar complaints filed

"A former colleague of Chief Justice John Roberts’s wife raised ethics concerns last month about how the Supreme Court’s business intersects with her recruiting work, according to documents obtained by The Hill."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3838609-ethics-concerns-raised-over-business-ties-of-supreme-court-chief-justices-wife/amp/

A fish rots from the head.

Only the Dem nominated Supremes haven't been caught in any scandals.

[EarnestPutz]

15. Why am I not surprised?

[Farmer-Rick]

14. Is this really the good behavior required by the US Constitution?

The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour,