stepee Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 The title of the thread always cracks me up it’s like a thread titled “Water is wet” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel WWW.PROPUBLICA.ORG The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 New filings reveal more luxury trips and opaque payments to Clarence Thomas’ wife, Ginni • OpenSecrets WWW.OPENSECRETS.ORG A new filing reveals a billionaire bankrolled more trips for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in 2022, and opaque payments through wife Ginni Thomas’ firm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsida Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Very legal and very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Has someone published a list of every court decision Thomas was involved in that directly involved one of his vacation buddies or a company they're on the board of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events WWW.PROPUBLICA.ORG Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court. Quote Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court. On Jan. 25, 2018, dozens of private jets descended on Palm Springs International Airport. Some of the richest people in the country were arriving for the annual winter donor summit of the Koch network, the political organization founded by libertarian billionaires Charles and David Koch. A long weekend of strategizing, relaxation in the California sun and high-dollar fundraising lay ahead. Just after 6 p.m., a Gulfstream G200 jet touched down on the tarmac. One of the Koch network’s most powerful allies was on board: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. During the summit, the justice went to a private dinner for the network’s donors. Thomas has attended Koch donor events at least twice over the years, according to interviews with three former network employees and one major donor. The justice was brought in to speak, staffers said, in the hopes that such access would encourage donors to continue giving. That puts Thomas in the extraordinary position of having served as a fundraising draw for a network that has brought cases before the Supreme Court, including one of the most closely watched of the upcoming term. Thomas never reported the 2018 flight to Palm Springs on his annual financial disclosure form, an apparent violation of federal law requiring justices to report most gifts. A Koch network spokesperson said the network did not pay for the private jet. Since Thomas didn’t disclose it, it’s not clear who did pay. Thomas’ involvement in the events is part of a yearslong, personal relationship with the Koch brothers that has remained almost entirely out of public view. It developed over years of trips to the Bohemian Grove, a secretive all-men’s retreat in Northern California. Thomas has been a regular at the Grove for two decades, where he stayed in a small camp with real estate billionaire Harlan Crow and the Kochs, according to records and people who’ve spent time with him there. A spokesperson for the Koch network, formally known as Stand Together, did not answer detailed questions about his role at the Palm Springs events but said, “Thomas wasn’t present for fundraising conversations.” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 He could be caught on camera saying "thank you for this bribe, I will now rule in favour of all your cases" and there still wouldn't be any consequence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 But you see the judicial branch is apolitical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Justice Thomas’s R.V. Loan Was Forgiven, Senate Inquiry Finds - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM The justice failed to repay much, perhaps all, of the $267,230 loan. His benefactor wiped the slate clean, with ethical and potential tax consequences. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 lol, Nazi Crow didn't just randomly decide to start bribing Thomas, Thomas demanded bribes to not resign so Crow stepped up The Clarence Thomas Scandal Is Somehow Looking Even Worse | Vanity Fair WWW.VANITYFAIR.COM ProPublica reports that Thomas was in debt, frustrated with his salary, and implying he'd resign from the Supreme Court if his financial situation didn't change—just before Harlan Crow and other conservatives started lavishing him with expensive gifts and luxury vacations. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Could the Thomas scandal get any worse? Why yes, of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Won't matter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 1 hour ago, ort said: Won't matter. at this point mans should just straight up be like "yah i took the bribes fuck you" and just keep on keepin on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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