The controversy was touched off by a ProPublica story describing how Thomas and his wife, Ginni, a conservative activist, were treated to high-end vacations and private jet travel subsidized by Dallas-based businessman Harlan Crow, who has a record of contributing millions to Republican candidates and causes.
Crow is not said to have any direct connection to business before the court and no apparent alleged conflict of interest on that level, but he is deeply connected to GOP politics and, according to ProPublica's reporting, regularly includes conservative power players in gatherings with Thomas. Some progressive lawmakers have joined in pushing for Thomas' removal. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.,that "this degree of corruption is shocking - almost cartoonish. Thomas must be impeached."
According to ProPublica, Crow bankrolled transportation and accommodations for Thomas and his wife to far-flung destinations like Indonesia and New Zealand. These vacations and others to Crow's own properties reportedly included lavish trimmings, including use of billionaire's private jet, yacht and chef.
Other voices stopped short of calling for Thomas' impeachment, instead using ProPublica's reporting as an opportunity to call attention to the lax rules governing Supreme Court justices' personal conduct.
He always has an answer. He would never lie, but he won't tell the truth either. Disgusting!
“Crow served on the board of the American Enterprise Institute and Center for the Community Interest. AEI and CCI filed a total of eleven briefs with the court. Thomas either sided with AEI and CCI positions or took a position that was more extreme in all eleven cases” 'friends'
You communist are racist P0S
🤢🤮yeah that doesn’t mean you don’t disclose gifts in his position. But if we asked Anita Hill I’m sure she would say ‘well …. On brand.’
Sounds like bad judgement if true.
Justice Thomas knows better. He can claim whatever but right is right and wrong is wrong. That’s why he votes the way he does in the Supreme Court. ImpeachClarenceThomasNow
'...close personal friends' on who's individual cases you ruled without recusal. Any supervisory worker in a government position knows that. You have to take mandatory classes every year explaining the laws concerning conflicts of interest and taking bribes, er, er, I mean gifts.
BS!
Yeah cuz friends give millions of dollars away lol
~ RESIGN!!!!
What a weak excuse. You should know better judge. Way better. Shame on you for even trying.
It would be nice if I get a gift for my contribution once in a while. Developer of open source DMCA . Representative
Despicable! Thomas should resign! He is an embarrassment, a low life lacking integrity, ethics, and honor which are all traits required for a Supreme Court Judge! The man has no shame!
And he didn’t rape that assistant in the 80s…. Right
Anyone who repeatedly brings you on multimillion dollar vacations can be called a friend, and suddenly we bypass the no gifts rule. What a corrupt scam!!
A close personal friend for whom the Judge has ruled in cases over.
And he odds correct
This is a nice way of describing influence peddling. Thomas, resign if you have a shred of dignity. Dr. Bishara A Bahbah
Liar liar
You don’t like black and white people being friends?
Too late
😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣Aren't they all gifts from close personal friends 😁🤔😉😉😉
Clarence the turd knows he’s wrong , friends don’t gift friends airplane rides, jets for 20 years , nothing will come of this so no worries for the turd !
you are judge, well sit at home,if the gift arrives, it is yours.
Impeach him now. ImpeachClarenceThomas
Fuck! This just popped up on my phone and I thought he was resigning smh
IRSnews this is tax evasion go get his a$$
BS
Does it really matter what label you put on these gifts
Now do the Biden family
Shame on you
You son of a gun if you have any moral values, resign right now and go and stay in a small farm house you don’t you’re not eligible to be the justice of United States of America please resign if you have any shame
Lol sure buddy. When the wealthy/powerful do bad things, it's ok. Welcome to America, where it's all about the almighty dollar.
A Supreme Court Justice that takes personal gifts and indirect donations from a dark money political donator infatuated with dictators. Yea, nothing fishy here at all...
No accountability. Supreme Court Justices are far too brazen to serve the people. Too out of touch. He probably “believes” these people actually like him enough to give gifts. 😂😂😂😂 No stupid. It’s agenda and, it’s not just inappropriate, it’s illegal.
Bull crap
Precisely what he's NOT ALLOWED to receive. I can't with these people anymore.
Must be nice to have such friends that spend so lavishly.
How do you get friends to give you $500,000 in gifts without asking for anything in return?
Sounds shady. Almost as shady as politicians getting cash payments from foreign companies
The same thing that lobbyists do for Senators
Well I guess now we have to think that he probably had an ai write his statement.
Don't the clintons still receive gifts from the Clinton foundation Asking for a friend.........
Text trump to 88022
Clarence your a crook and an immoral citizen since you sat on the bench… Go away! You’ve screwed up too much! Stop and go away already…
Well that makes it alright, Clarence. You're wife is a insurrectionist, you take massive gifts from donors, but none of that has any influence on your rulings. Do you sell swamp land in your off hours?
Yes….that’s the fucking problem
In other words ' Nana nana boo boo whatcha gonna doo Doo 😜'
This post is why I don't watch your news .. tainted WorldNews
It's so sad that these people aren't really supposed to have real friends That's a sad commentary right there
Can’t stop laughing!!! 😂😂😂😂
That's racist.
This man can do absolutely no wrong in people’s eyes. From sexual harassment, to his wife’s ignorance, and now him being spotlighted for his apparent gifts from people who’s interests he serves. Talk about Mr Untouchable! Imagine the money off the books 🤯
But GOPhers are going apeshit over $15 dollar donation to Bidens presidential campaign by the judge who presided over donboy's indictment proceedings. hip_hip_hipocracy!
Folks be up late plotting play on words.. now Clarence my boy how does that sound why I say it.. ok now you say it.. ok I am convinced they stoopid enough to believe this..
Nothing but a political fake news ploy
So how are you going to spin?
Can I use that line too?
So what? He is one of the most powerful men in the U.S, so it is veey common for him to be gifted with expensive gifts. Powerful friends make for some serious use of money.
I call BS! Maybe staying at a friend's house is personal. The problem becomes when you're in a isolated area and it's the other guests he has coming that want the influence of a supreme Court justice that is the problem. Don't act daft Justice Thomas!
I need richer friends
It was a gift period!
Yeah quid pro quo's, he's just as unethical as they come!!!
He's a yfsoplf.
The question is: What kind of exchange favor Justice Clarence Thomas returned to the Republican donor friend? Justice Thomas lost credibility on the basis of being dishonest, multiple times.
He was dirty then and nothing's changed.
Money and power make it ok I guess. Terrible example from a Supreme Court Justice.
Nobody gives me gifts like that.
You can’t explain this away. Doesn’t matter if it’s personal. He’s supposed to declare it when submitting his financial disclosure. Why is a member of the highest court exempt fro following the rules
Politicians being corrupt, oh no, who knew 🙄
Go TEAM CT!
Personal hospitality still is equivalent of gift, gift’s & gifts which equates impropriety commitment.
Do as I say…not as I do
Lets look at some of these Democrat Lawmakers who are attacking Justice Thomas and see what they are getting from Dem Doners 'personal hospitality from close personal friends.'
What happens when a every day judge is found to be corrupt? Is this any different?
He started the friendship 5 years after he became a Justice. Jesus. This is obvious pay to play. CCI (Crow funded and sat on the board) had 8 cases before the Court. Thomas rules for CCI 100%
Those trips were a gift then. Did gift taxes get paid?
So did senator menendez
selective judgment;this argument should be a complete ban on all or none;because Lobbyist(donors)work both sides so If we R for a complete ban on every lobbyist i am for it(U can't serve 2 masters)If we R just going after one guy: No!;He is doing what everyone else is guilty of;
He needs to be impeached if possible.
Rich people have rich friends, rich friends do thing with each other like go on trips. Why is this even an issue
All crooked and in to benifits only themselves
Are you suggesting there is corruption in DC ? Maybe you're on to something here...
Says a lot about democrats they more worried about a black man going on a vacation with a billionaire instead of finding the leak in the SC.
Sure
Hell...he looks like he was bought from the damn beginning...'Bru Rabbit' looking ass!!!!
as an employee of a bank who doesn't even make large-scale decisions at said bank have to declare any gift over $50 from anyone I have any professional connections, even if it's family. so I'm gonna call bullshit on this one.
When I worked for the state, I couldn't accept gifts over $25. Curious how anyone thinks this nonsense is acceptable.
I love how this is supposed to reassure everyone, instead of just making it worse lol
That’s good
He was either influenced into voting the way he does or he is evil and that's why he votes the way he does.
Generally if you don't care about the appearence of doing wrong, you prolly don't care about actually doing wrong...
And his judgments on his 'close personal friends' cases were totally unbiased, right? 🙄
At what point with republicans smarten up and start going after democrats who do the same stuff ?
😡😡😡😡
The Supreme Court has severe ethical issues. Robert is the head of a corrupt court and does nothing.
The left would have you to believe that dem judges who run for the bench in states (ie NYS Supreme Court, or in NYC Bragg) do not accept politician donations for their campaign or are not biased in any way. The left will not stop until it has total control of everything. Scary.
That's not how any of this works Clarence.
How did they become close personal friends?
His friend might have set him up lol.
chriscaylor4 Use air quotes, Clarence.
Smells like corruption to me.
It is sad to have liars and crooks on the Supreme Court.
Question. Did they grow up together one same Neighborhood? Did they go to the same High School and Colleges? Did they work Together? Or just connected through his wife’s Conservative Political Contacts? Just like her contacts from the Insurrectionist’s? Is CT a Political Pawn?
The gop is the swamp. Every last one of them.
Bought
BREAKING: bribery disguised as “hospitality” in banana republic.
Doctors have to declare when we receive anything larger than a pen as a gift from anyone with whom we have a professional relationship. And we’re not making decisions that affect the entire freaking country.
The left are RACISTS
Both ClarenceThomas and his wife GinniThomas are shady and corrupt. Now lost trust, are non ethical. How can he be the judge of althe Supreme Court now ? ClarenceisCorrupt ClarenceThomasHasNoEthics ClarenceThomasMustResign
Lying sack of 💩💩💩
This is a conflict of interest, Clarence should resign , but he won’t it’s too much of a cash cow for him .
MULTI BILLIONAIRE FOREIGNER GEORGE SOROS FUNDED MANHATTAN DA ALVIN BRAGGS CAMPAIGN. U N A C C E P T A B L E. The FBI found no crime nor did The Justice Dept. But a small time DA put in by Soros found a crime. He actually ran on going after Trump.
has*
This is how corruption spreads. Honestly something he shifted in the US. As they say…. these are leading indicators.
What’s the line in the song ,it wasn’t me .
Still pushing this trash 🤣
I wonder if CT can show that he was making similar friendly invitations, paying Crow's cost similar way. To show it was not a one-way activity from Crow. Real friends rarely do something like this, but if they do, they used to equalise it, give similar presents to the friend.
The left doesn’t think that judges should be allowed to have friends…I honestly assume that the leftist judges are friends with rich liberals as well
Utterly absurd. AND
And he's shocked that there's gambling going on in Casablanca!
Remember Bob Mendez….. anyone?
Oh Clarence, you corrupt bastard
'personal hospitality from close personal friends' See, that's what I call a hooker and a shower.
'the gifts received... was 'personal hospitality'...' Superb grammar. 😒 ABC, I'll be an editor and for half what you're paying the current one.
You Democrats need to stop trying to lynch the Black man. It’s disgusting.
How many times did u make this man pay for you? Friends don't let you pay all the time.
Personal hospitality from close personal friends is sleeping at the friend's house when visiting their city, not $500k trips.
Friends made after he was on SC
Years of gifts? Lazy writing.
How many of your personal friends collect Nazi memorabilia? This man is not fit for the highest court.
Is that supposed to be reassuring?
Did the Justice have any concerns about the appearance of impropriety? He did not hold himself to nearly a high enough standard. At best, this looks terrible.
Oh well that’s alright then, personal half million $ per trip donations from personal GOP political friends’ doesn’t influence independent judges who’s responsibility it is to declare such massive donations of hospitality.
'friends' Clarence Thomas and all the Federalist Society need to be entirely removed from our govt. They are a cancer to democracy.
is now a racist Democrat 'news' outlet! They forget it's ok as long as the big guy gets his 10%.
What about the $500k donation to Ginni’s organization?
...and Ginni is a staunch supporter of the constitution.
He’s despicable and corrupt A true danger to our nation
Remember it is not illegal for a supreme court justice to take a bribe . It is only illegal for a supreme court justice to take a bribe with out saying i Got a bribe within a reasonable amount of time
All Republicans get huge gifts secretly from huge donors so no Republicans can bitch about it as there all crooked the NRA gives millions of dollars and luxury gifts to all top Republicans
In ur position, u don't take gifts from ppl u serve
...and I'm the Easter bunny
That's no defense, that's an admission of receiving gifts, ie bribery, ie corruption.
Kick this disgrace out!
This guy needs to be gone. Gone baby gone.
Lol good one
Can it is a serious matter haaa
He knew a personal friendly relationship with “personal hospitality” (no cash) was skirting the law and it was a loophole. Because of this report, however, the ethics rules within the Judiciary just changed. He says “friends” four times in his statement below. An astute joker.
Oh….so as long as he can explain away his unethical choices that makes it ok…and this is coming from a Supreme Court judge….very bad, very, very bad!
Gross.
They are gifts for my own Real True people i remember my daughter Haile Nicole Johnson Haley Johnson Haley John Hailey Johnson demarion Johnson i invented created
Bribery. Nothing less.
🤡🤡
Lock him up
So what!!!! I bet you can find 95% of Congress people do the SAME THING, ABC you guys are 🤡 s
Was not a “gift”
Liar liar corrupt
This will become a case of 'it works for us so we don not care' type of thing. America is so doomed, something like this is just porn
I need new friends. I mean I would love to have “personal hospitality” to the tune of $500k
I don’t get WHY WE SHOULD CARE?
They only discussed hospitality stuff; like 'Row vs Wade'!
Maybe we should take this question to the supreme court!
What kind of hospitality did he offer to get such hospitality in return? Inquiring minds want to know?🤔
Another lie. Republicans don't have close personal friends. All of their relationships are transactional.
Resign resign impeach impeach
Strictly Political attacks
A KKK member bought a supreme justice Judge… must be investigated!!!
please leave Justice Clarence Thomas!
You are aloud to be a Supreme Court justice…. And have friends?
Justice bought and paid for.
Once in such a position of power, the law is irrelevant.
Thomas has shown he is not a neutral nor trustworthy SCOTUS and needs to be impeached. Taking millions in undisclosed bribes and saying I didn’t know? Or I didn’t think it rose to level to be reported. He’s not some Jr clerk in a law office. Pathetic loser excuse
Racial attacks against a sitting Supreme Court Justice
Bribes to rule in favor of the far right not the constitution.
I wonder if anyone on the left has done the same thing, probably not since you haven't heard about it on ABC news.
The only real question here is, who ratted him out?
Now do all the demonrat politicians and all lib nationalist nazi s
He has friends in low places.
Corrupt Supreme Court! Liars!
When this close friend happen to be a political donor and you're a scotus, ethics come into play, you cannot take gifts from this person.
DCP Regime looking for their next political persecution target.
Look how ABC has goes after a judge so people will hate him. ABC is teaching people to hate so they can control you there has not been one democrat or republican that hasn't done something wrong least I can admit both have cheated the system...
Media has still not learned how to report these things.
Where do you find friends like that?
Just absolutely no ethics whatsoever in the GOP and their judges. None. He absolutely should resign. Any decent judge would. Personal gifts? Of millions? Still need to be disclosed.
How many Dems have judges and DAs in their pocket? 🧐🫢🤫🖕🤡
Clarence, Democrats will be calling you 'Racist' next.
Who had cases heard before Thomas and Thomas did not recuse himself, which he should have done if they were just 'friends'.
The IRS needs to look into this
He and his wife and been friends with them for 25 years. I would do the same!
Doesn't everyone get $500k in personal hospitality from their 'friends'?
This would be a great defense by anyone accused of bribes. Brilliant!
Liberals are still trying to lynch this man because of democratic systemic racism is still alive and well
Funny how they weren't close personal friends til they could bribe him with gifts.
how conveeeeeeeeenient
That’s an awful lot of personal hospitality! Any other members of the court doing that kind of hospitality?
This is Rasict. Why are you picking on a successful black man for the color of his skin. He didn’t even do anything wrong! Stop it!
Corruption, plain and simple.
A rose by any other name would be just as corrupt.
So judges can’t have rich friends unless they are Democrats? Got it! 🤫
I do not see where money has been transferred like some of you lefties are implying. Point the finger at this guy while ignoring your glorious nancy doing the very thing that got martha stewart thrown in jail for.
As a judge (or any government official) you cannot accept any kind of gift from any member of the public. If you don't report it & don't know you must, you're not smart enough to be on SCOTUS.
If the Judge is involved in any business of his friend that us a conflict, else you are manure. Guessing everyone knows the answer. PD Don't like Trump.
I'm surprised Justice Thomas expected anyone to believe his excuse for not reporting these 'gifts'. His statements must have been intended solely for his right-wing supporters.
Why don't you talk about Hunter Biden? As usual you represent the worst of our society.
Time to resign.
Were the FTX donations that were never given back considered the same thing?
Do not question the legitimacy of the courts.
trump should use that line.
Whom he only met AFTER he became a Supreme Court Justice 🙄🙄🙄😵💫
' ...close personal friends' who are right wing extremists who happen to give the Mrs and I a ton of money.
Time to ask the IRS if he reported the gifts as income and paid taxes on them.
A white guy buying a black guy!!
RFK - ALL THE WAY
So when is corruption going to end or reduce to it's lower level...it keeps increasing like exchange rates...
I'm sure that the IRS will be very interested in him, his wife, and their donors.
That he met when he was already a Supreme Court justice. Yeah, how nice that this Republican mega donor just happened to become his friend.
I find it hilarious that Democrats want to call anyone that won't tow the party line a racist while being openly racist towards a black man for the exact same thing. Guess things haven't changed much since they created the kkk.
And once again the powerful can do no wrong and cannot be held accountable.
Why aren’t reporters chasing after these grifters? They are making life and death decisions on American lives.
Just coincidence I'm sure
Please, how many politicians get gifts and campaign donations from billionaires? Please..this is so stupid, and frankly, it's racist.
Further evidence of the corruption that pervades the extreme right in America
Values of $500,000 is not “personal hospitality “…. Jeesh
if they were close personal friends he absolutely should have recused himself from dozens of cases that he heard that were associated with Crow.
And the witch hunt continues…
Yea right I have a bridge to sell you too...
So if Soros gave huge gifts to Pelosi, who thinks MAGAs would be cool with it?
😂👎
I miss Peter Jennings…..
Bull-hit!!!!!
Another desperate attempt on behalf of the left to take control of the courts. And their lemmings just keep soaking it in since their unable to think for themselves. They're okay destroying anyone to get control. Gross.
Those wealthy close personal friends had cases they won in the Supreme Court of the United States
The grifts that keep on grifting.
I’m so shocked we have discovered someone else is corrupt in this sinking ship of a nation.
I didn't see this same outrage against those received by Biden's
Executive branch employees have been imprisoned for much less than Clarence has accepted. Clarence failed to avoid the appearance of accepting bribes. Bribery
😂 Yeah, totes normal for a Supreme Court justice to accept multi-million dollar gifts from a mega GOP donor. How else is one supposed to demonstrate their friendship if not by giving their friend millions of dollars worth of stuff?
.......and Thomas' rulings were also personal 'hospitality' to close personal friends.
I know corruption is endemic in the USA systems (& other countries) but how hard is it to declare everything you get given for free (or discounted because of your position). It doesn't matter if they're your friend or even family - in most cases this actually makes it worse.
Most people in a position of supreme judicial authority for life accept multi-million vacations 100% paid for by conservative political activists. Totally normal!
They weren’t friends before he became a Supreme Court Justice. But sure, it’s his sparkling personality that drew the billionaire to him.
If only we spent this type of time looking into that amazing stock portfolio that Nancy and her husband have. It’s almost like they’ve been insider trading for years to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars
BS
Mr Grifter
So yesterday it wasn't reported because he didn't have to. Today it was reported? Yeah right!!!
Once a friend becomes a billionaire, you may no longer be friends with them and do friend things with them. Or something.
I’m sorry it almost sounded like you said “grifts”
And potus got gifts from the Chinese
I hate the way Democrats and their media wing treat Black people. It’s disgusting.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Clarence really thinks that we are stupid.
he has been a con man since Anita Hill
Clarence and Ginny need to go away. She participated in the insurrection and he has been bought and paid for.
That's what the rule says, so cry more
Oh no how dare a black man be friends with a billionaires and go on family vacations together for 30 years. What a scandal.
In essence, the rules don't apply to me therefore no disclosure because I'm a supreme...with a lifetime appointment.
No more Soros talk ever again
Such bull💩 coming from an intolerant, Uncle Tom, sexual assaulter. This guy decides financial related and ethics type cases too……..? Wow……
Clarence, honey, Have I got a bridge for you!
That's the exact fucking point Clarence!
Nonsense!
So, when an employer says welcome to the family...the money they give is a familial gift of non-taxable love then..right?
The Pelican Brief is long overdue.
How many times did bill Clinton fly on chicken hawk air to get some young stuff ? For free
More liberal tricks playing the race card but this is what democrats do
He’s done nothing wrong but being a black man not on a plantation
And people such as this individual are standing in judgement of us mortals and setting precedents in our legal system! Black, white, brown, yellow skin, that’s immaterial. What counts is the color of our soul and of late, the soul of America’s true color is that of hypocrisy. 😔
Call bullshit
And will anything happen? Accountability? Investigation? Resignation? The country is waiting….
Yea ok..
LIES 🤥🤡🎪⚖️
Was he involved in any cases with this guy or other friends and or family members.
No different than Bill Clinton accepting travel gifts from his close personal friend Jeffrey Epstein.
What about hunter bidens laptop? Maybe elonmusk should classify your network as state run media.
Let’s look at the dollar value of these “gifts” and how his voting history may have been influenced by his “friend.”
I get the feeling 'personal hospitality' is about to become the next 'campaign donation'
Of course it was :/
I guess this is good news for Ketanji Brown-Jackson, Kagan, Sotomayor… they are free to vacation and take trips paid by George Soros or any liberal mega-donor as long as they are personal friends and show them personal hospitality. Must be nice to be a Supreme Court Justice.
Crook
What is the law ? It’s not for everyone it’s different when you’re rich and supreme judge. 🤫😞😡
I'm sure it was Clarence... 🙄
He is and always has been a liar.
From what I can tell, it would warrant being looked into. Fairness and ethics are demanded of the people who are supposed to be the best of us.
So what's the problem some PEOPLE think he can not have friends
Bullshit - does he think we are all stupid? He got caught and is now trying to explain it away. He should have known better. He is a damn Supreme Court justice! The conservative members of the Supreme Court are illegitimate and corrupt!
This will be the next fake outrage crisis from the left to distract from real issues. Watch the other hand. What are they doing while they are trying to distract from this nonsense, which every single democrat there also does?
Evil is no longer hiding in the shadows 😈💩👿
Oh please 🙄🤮
Democrats can't just see a black American to not be Dem. They really believe black people are still their property. Exactly like the past 150 years
BULL SHIT
Personal hospitality? 🤣
That he didn’t become friends with until he was appointed and who regularly has cases in front of the court.
Lol Congress invented this those congressmen and senators are all corrupt but sure go after the black conservative
Pathetic ‘I didn’t know luxury Vacations and Travel’ wasn’t allowed. How many times has this 🤡 said ignorance is no excuse… impeach
I never have trusted him since Anita Hill but this exuce is not even possible. He receives mandatory training on ethics and he new full well what he was doing is wrong. He just thought he was above the law.
Say what you want, people know who you are
Close personal friends, folks who became his friends upon his appointment to the SC.
He knows better than that. Lying about it is beyond horrible.
I want to be judge.
It’s only a scandal to hard core leftists who want him booted from the Supreme Court to appoint another far left ideologue . The manner in which they report it is a frame up - connecting it as “ gifts” when there is no monetary value to decades old friendship .
Bought and paid for
Lying sack of 🐂💩. He knew. He lies. He opens his mouth all that comes out is lies. Never should’ve been appointed. Anita was right. Women are never listened to, and then you get this, a mockery of the court. Impeach him. I hope some1 is looking into his J6 involvement. Traitor.
Somebody needs to examine whether or not Clarence Thomas is close personal friend or any of his associates have anything upcoming and pending before the court.
Not even shocked row v wade was overturned now.
Why isn't the IRS auditing them?
Asking ABC to investigate the $20 million mansion that Biden and Family vacationed there this summer. Also the millions Biden an family received from China. Sources say ABC is not interested
A close personal friend who has business in front of the Supreme Court on at least 8 occasions. He needs to resign.
'ignorantia juris non excusat' Clarence Thomas should know that.
No one said a thing when Obamas were jetsetting the globe with their famous friends on the dime of taxpayers.
Why’d ABC squash the Epstein story? How many kids could you have saved? Looks like the same guy who produced the January 6 hearings is the same guy who killed the story.
if Clarence was liberal, this would be racist
Then why not report it? Rules are rules for a reason.
Of Course . With such 'personal hospitality' from 'close personal friends' like that, you don't need to take bribes from others... . but, what about t 'appearance of impropriety' . & doesn't Ginni rate enuf in your life that recusal from matters related to her merit consideration
This is only a problem because they’re Republicans. If they were Democrats this wouldn’t be in the news.
Id like to know what gifts Justice Roberts has received. I noticed a John Roberts on Epstein’s flight logs. Could it be possible that it’s a Supreme Court Justice? Guess we’ll find out when the client list is released.
He needs to be removed.
Let me finish: “Who had a decades of influence”
RNC friends get gifts,DNC friends get clintoned 😂
Let me finish: “Who had decades of influence”
We've now reached an apex of the problem with the Supreme Court of the United States. They are not elected, have lifetime appointments, and answer to nearly no one. And Justice Thomas knows that.
A particular political party seems to fight corruption by concentrating it at the top…
We don't believe or trust you Judge Thomas
He isn’t the only one to receive money and gifts. Other judges and politicians have also received gratitude’s. It’s a common thing. How many in their position can live on under $200,000.00? They want that extra cash. I have many politicians that are close friends. Even media host
all are the same we are all suckers in there eyes
To encourage fairness and transaprency the Roberts Court should simply publish a price list.
Get this guy the fuck outta there! Corrupt as it gets. 🤮
Oh you wanna think you're a smart Alex, you're culprit
And is Putin another close personal friend?
The problem is not so much receiving the gifts as hiding them
The corruption in our government is blinding..
Who cares. Do you think he’s being swayed Republican because he has a Republican friend that’s rich? Lol. Whine whine whine
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That’s the Biggest Bull Shit Lie ever .. That’s like going to court for doing a crime and telling the judge that you didn’t think that law applies to you . Because of who you are . Try that and your azz will be carried into jail and thrown into the cell head first
Wish I had friends who gave me million dollar vacations out of the goodness of their hearts! I’m 100% sure no politics or favors were spoken of. Joke of a Justice. Always has been.
Clarence is so gullible. Doesn’t he realize GOP donors are racists and wouldn’t be friends with Clarence unless they could use him?
Clarence Thomas should be removed .. If it was ex President Obama The Republicans would be talking about a removing his title of being a President .. Everybody knows Dam well Thomas got these gifts for favors
Just can believe that irrespective of any type of benefit or where it comes from why US courts don't have an age restriction on Supreme Court. With Alzheimers more prevalent what would happen if a vote relied on a members vote should he have it?
Bs
The extreme left bias of ABC is on full display in this post. Where in this post did you publish the response from Justice Thomas to this story? It is not there because, if ABC did, the purpose of the post would have been destroyed. ABC is the DNC marketing arm, nothing more. Sad
Then is should be reported as such. There's more scrutiny of a freshman legislator than there is of a Supreme Court Justice. Needs to change.
Republicans think they are above the law across the board!
Too late to spin it.
Oh ok?! What a joke!!
'It's not a bribe if you didn't get a receipt.'
Will also report on Justice John Roberts lavish trips to Epstein Island as well? Q
Hey ABC so a black man can’t go on vacation with his friends? Hmmmm
Oh the judge has friends and they go on family vacations together. Big nothing burger.
He didn’t break any law or policy. Shove it Dems.
Liar and a crook
So how do we hold the man who literally writes the laws of the land accountable for breaking them? (And using ignorance as his defense!!!)
So are ABC journalists going to investigate or just take his lying word?
Legitimized bribery
Now, tell your viewers about all your omissions of truths.. the election interference for one that ABC will now be held accountable for. You lie,omit truth, fabricate stories. Do you not think your viewers have the right, the capability, the intelligence to be able to decide for…
What, do no democrats go on trips with rich friends? Sure they don't.
Like that makes a difference.
Lollol. So now.. if all of them do it. And have been doing for centuries... all of a sudden you are obligated to report on ALL OF THEM. INCLUDING THE LIBS (LIBERALS FOR THOSE OF YOU IN RIO LINDA) AND THOSE GOING BACK DECADES. OH MY.
So that’s what he’s calling bribes now ImpeachClarenceThomas
Was a suspected rapist when he got the job and now Cavenaugh is there too so rapists is what Republicans want and that's what they got lord help us all....
That's a new definition of graft.
Ignorance is not a valid legal defense
And thats another nothing 🍔 for the record
BS excuse
Democrats are the enemy
Wow! Personal hospitality- $500,000, you gave up something he wanted! Impeach him and put his wife in jail for helping the insurrectionist!
Seems 'ol Clarence is going through some things. ImpeachClarenceThomas and throw Ginni's ass in jail for her clrole in January 6th!
Retired Justices Kennedy, Souter and Breyer have a moral obligation to publicly address ClarenceThomas' ridiculously absurd claims that he consulted his SCOTUS colleagues on taking luxury vacations, etc. from billionaires and that the justices were all OK with it.
There is no way that people advised him not to report it, besides what happened to personal integrity? You're taking trips that cost $$$$$ for free and think it's no big deal? I think I need to hear directly from the 'don't report it' people.
How is it a gift when somebody invited you on a vacation they pay for? It’s not. If that’s the standard than investigate every other supreme justice, and impeach them as.
ও বিদেশী কাকুরা বাংলায় দেখিনা তো তাই কিছু বলি না আমার বাংলা অনুবাদক পেলে অবশ্যই বিশ্লেষণ করবো সবাই কে তা যতোই কাজ থাকুক!?!?!?!?!
Should not be allowed to accept a stick of gum. Doctors can’t accept gifts and neither should judges. Damn man. You’re expected to uphold And obey laws.
He followed the rules. Stop trying to fuck with this man
Sure you wouldn’t take em 😂
What a perfect depiction, when ever I see this man the image of the character played by Samuel L Jackson in 'Django on chain' comes to light.
There's actually a precedent here. Senator Bob Menendez was accused of the same ethics violations for repeated expensive gifts from a donor (they met at a Menendez fund raiser). The defense that they became friends was accepted by the ethics committee and by a jury.
Liar.
Translation, I think I’m in a position of power that only God can remove from me so I’ll just continue to gift my friends and political pals everything they want!
can we get some context on this... The headline is pure shit.
He should know better, i pay for myself or repay my friends in kind. How did he repay?
Yes cause they're so friendly 🙄
That’s such CAP! It’s bribery and it’s ILLEGAL! He needs to be immediately removed!
Oh just stop with going after him. He is a great man who deserves more respect.
Is Clarence Thomas A PUPPET JUSTICE? 'The Clarence Thomas Statement' appears to me to be a public declaration that he is unable to discern for himself how to uphold his oath of office and thus has sought out others ('colleagues' and 'friends') to TELL HIM what to do.
The corruption of Thomas and the Q-insanity of his coup-urging wife are merely two of many reasons why the U.S. Supreme Court has lost its legitimacy in the eyes of the American people in the 21st century. Illegitimate
So he admits that they were gifts and that he did not report the gifts?
'close personal friend' ... yeah .... okay ... more like his white master ... HE IS A PAWN & HE IS OWNED by the white right
Clarence I don’t disagree with your take on this. What year was it when you became Besties? If it can be proven to be before your appointment, all 👍. If after then your integrity, judgement, and intelligence/awareness is horrible
More bullshit from the Supreme Court. He should resign immediately.
ABC News blurred out this ' TEXT TRUMP TO 88022 on Trumps speech, do they do this to all candidates or just Trump?
This is great news now people will start watching women’s sports !!!! A win for the sports fan
Recipients of federal funds, such as SSI, are required to report a meal that is paid for by another as income. Seems fair that any Gov employee paid with federal funds should also report similar benefits “from friends/family” as income.
All BS!!!
Ideologist. Corrupt. Wife involved in coup. When is it enough for this guy to be thrown out?
And the gifts the other Justices received? You really think it was only Thomas? 🤔
The same corruption that effects Thomas is being bought by republicans in Congress. That's why only a handful of people really matter. It's no longer 'We the people' because the systems too corrupt. It's now oligarchs that rule.
This is an exception that was too broad for too long. It was recently tightened up. Sucks but unless there is more it seems more like terrible PR and not technically ethics/disclosure violations.
It was also deemed to be ok by the judicial advisory board. You left that part out
Leave Justice Clarence Thomas alone!
Thomas is a corrupt SCOTUS member and needs to be removed. He can retire or he can be impeached. Let’s go.
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I don’t doubt that. But it is willful blindness. 100s of 1000s of $s in gifts and as a member of the Judicial Branch of Gov’t he really didn’t think it was something to disclose? Getouttahere🙄
Do John G. Roberts now, Epstein?
TEXT TRUMP AT 88022
Not cool, Clarence!
Socialism is racism. State-media Socialism is racism.
Why are we not focused on Epstein’s island client list?
Turns out this f****** a****** was nothing more than a plain old crook well. Maybe he'll go to prison and he can enjoy a lot more coca cola with pubic hairs on them
what does supreme court justice need a donor for?
Here we go again. The democrats are attempting to lynch a successful Black American because he doesn't fall for their demanded plantation mentality. The democrats just cannot stay away from their KKK roots.
This BLACK guy got promoted & became proud because he has white wife and he can do anything.
And why isn't Harlan Crow as well-known as George Soros? Because the GOP lives and breathes fear mongering demagoguery.
So, he went on vacations with his buddy who has money. Ya'll would do the same if you had a buddy with money.
Where is Republican Congressmen? ABC has interfered with elections and continue. Democrats wouldn’t put up with this
State run media ABC Is Biden acceptance of Chinese Government $$ Okay?
Any Republican voter who dont think were at war with the radicals in this country are truly mistaken there are attacking everyone they can that dont see things there way or if u dont vote like they do!
More information needed on the situation. A friend that also donates shouldn't be criminal. If proof of favors in rulings that's something else. It should be explored
Is it true that Barack Obama left the US?
Text Trump to 88022
Is this a travel topic site or is it a political site? Thank you for ruining an evening.
I am sure there are many along all party lines that have done this....if you investigate one, you better get busy investigating all....from all party lines!
No let us know how much Joe and Hunter have been given by the Chinese!!!!
All politicians and government officials are guilty
Some times when you are a good judge you for your self to be judgemental on your self that's what's happened with Mr Thomas Mistake shouldn't happen again .
I hope this isn't true.
Kick him off the Court.
'Embattled?' You hacks are parody. A punchline.
So him and friend hung out together.. the guy isn’t In the government and a judge can hang out with someone who donates
Niggas gettin paid! All you racists stop hating!
😂 FAKE NEWS at it AGAIN! Any updates on HUNTER BIDEN?
Opening a can of worms considering there are far more liberal democrats who are accepting financial favors from wealthy private donors
They are reaching farther and farther into there bag of lies 🤣
So this is the way they’re gonna play it & of course abc is right with them🤪
LOL...before you do that, you better look into ALL the Supreme Court Justice's closets. Because I'm sure the Left Leaners don't want their skeletons set free.
They would have to charge most of the government officials for this. if this is gonna go anywhere. They all do the samething
Great judge
Great job Clarence they all have done it and still do it
AOC next
Nope. First impeach every democrat that has become rich serving in congress.
Pay attention to how they mention the name of this loser who got caught and is being hung out to dry but not the name of the guy who corrupted him, and possibly that entire SCOTUS.
RACISM!
The Establishment has rigged the elections now they're determined to rig the courts.
This is racist, , do better.
So? Biden accepted millions from China, a big fat diamond and used his drug addled son to sell influence. You can sit down on this one commie news.
What law did he break?
Now do Epstein island
Nothing to see here. He vacationed with long time billionaire friend
This guy has no ethics, doesn't think SC Justices should have an ethical code of conduct, yet feels he can impose morality on American citizens. He's unfit for the position he holds.
You can’t trust anyone including the so called justices.
Oh no. He took family vacations with a super rich guy. What has the world become.
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Lock his evil corrupt ass up. His equally evil & corrupt wife, Ginni too.
He needs to be gone yesterday
Always been a fraud !!
RonBrownstein Corrupt^ Not embattled.
Seems it is now Open Season on all those who stand in the way of the Liberal agenda. They’re starting at the top and I’m damn sure they’ll work their way down the list and we’re all on that list.
Just 👇🏿
Democrats fear a black conservative. It’s honestly hilarious 🤣🤣
It’s not the first time democrats try to ruin a black man’s life.
Why is ABC INVOLVED IN ELECTION INTERFERENCE? Blured out Trumps election info but showed Bidens. That is by definition election interference. It wasn't a mistake.
Not a crime!
Do you know the phrase you got me at hello? Well, let's apply it to Clarence. We already knew his character in the 1990s because of Anita Hill. How much more do we have to put up with this crap?
Lotta ifs
Fy
Swamp Monster
Quit pickin on da black man.
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