A group of five top Democrats accused Thomas of violating the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, noting violations of the act “can carry both civil and criminal legal penalties.”
to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday asking for the Department of Justice to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for failing to disclose numerous reported gifts he received from billionaire GOP megadonor Harlan Crow—the latest in growing calls for accountability since numerous news reports unveiled the Supreme Court’s cozy relationship with billionaire donors and people that have had business in front of the court.... [+]Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.
found that Thomas has accepted at least 38 ultra-expensive destination vacations from three other billionaires. Thomas didn’t disclose these significant gifts on his required financial disclosures, the ProPublica investigation found. The letter, which was also signed by Rep. Ted Lieu , Rep. Jerry Nadler , Rep. Jamie Raskin and Rep. Hank Johnson , additionally notes that Thomas has failed to recuse himself from matters in which there was a conflict of interest.Key Background
ProPublica’s initial reporting in April set off a months-long avalanche of revelations about the Supreme Court and its justices’ potential conflicts of interest and ethics concerns. That same month,that the Brian Duffy, chief executive of Greenberg Traurig, a large law firm that regularly litigates cases before the high court, purchased a rural Colorado home from Justice Neil Gorsuch, a property which Gorsuch had reportedly been struggling to find a buyer for for two years.
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