If Justice Thomas expects his ethics scandal to go away, he’ll have to do better than this flawed explanation. (via MaddowBlog)
My general expectation was that Thomas would ignore the controversy — an approach he’s taken before — confident in the assumption that he’s accountable to no one. Fortunately, my expectation was mistaken, and the associate justice issued a written response earlier today. It read in its entirety:
“Harlan and Kathy Crow are among our dearest friends, and we have been friends for over twenty-five years. As friends do, we have joined them on a number of family trips during the more than quarter century we have known them. Early in my tenure at the Court, I sought guidance from my colleagues and others in the judiciary, and was advised that this sort of personal hospitality from close personal friends, who did not have business before the Court, was not reportable.
While I’m glad Thomas acknowledged the controversy and took a step toward explaining himself, there are a few flaws in his statement. 1. Thomas and his wife have apparently been friends with the Republican megadonor and his wife “for 25 years.” That’s nice, but Thomas joined the Supreme Court in 1991, which was 32 years ago. In other words, he’d already been a sitting justice for several years when he started palling around with Crow,2. The Thomases and the Crows have been “a number of family trips.” That’s nice, too, but it’s irrelevant to the subject at hand.
3. Thomas was advised that “personal hospitality from close personal friends” didn’t need to be reported. Perhaps not. But I’m curious how many people would reasonably consider luxury tripswould be “personal hospitality.” What ProPublica described is a qualitatively different kind of generosity.
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