Dems accuse Clarence Thomas of getting "flown out"

[RageKage]

Clarence Thomas accepted a free yacht trip to Russia and got flown out on a complimentary helicopter ride to Putin's hometown, 2 Democratic senators say

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Sen. Ron Wyden wrote a letter to the US attorney general with a list of undisclosed gifts they said Thomas had received.

www.businessinsider.com

Clarence Thomas accepted a free yacht trip to Russia and got flown out on a complimentary helicopter ride to Putin's hometown, 2 Democratic senators say​

• Democratic senators have accused Justice Clarence Thomas of accepting undisclosed gifts and trips.
• They say he accepted gifts such as a yacht trip to Russia and a chopper ride to Vladimir Putin's hometown.
• The senators want an investigation into potential tax fraud and ties between Thomas and Harlan Crow.

Two Democratic senators have accused Justice Clarence Thomas of accepting a free trip to Russian President Vladimir Putin's hometown.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon filed a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland on July 3, asking to open an investigation into the Supreme Court judge.

The letter said there was a "serious possibility of tax fraud" and accused Thomas of having "secretly accepted gifts and income potentially worth millions of dollars."

The letter's appendix, which lists 35 undisclosed gifts, shows a "yacht trip to Russia and the Baltics" and a "helicopter ride to Yusupov Palace, St. Petersburg," both listed under the year 2003.

St. Petersburg, Russia, is Putin's birthplace and where he grew up. The president now resides in Moscow.

The appendix list is titled "Likely Undisclosed Gifts and Income from Harlan Crow and Affiliated Companies." Harlan Crow is a real-estate developer and the former chairman and CEO of the Trammell Crow Company

The senators cited a ProPublica report from May last year detailing Thomas' hushed-up financial ties to Crow.

The report said that apart from the Russia trip, Crow also funded Thomas' grandnephew Mark Martin's boarding-school fees, which cost "more than $6,000 a month."

In their letter, the senators wrote that other gifts from Crow included "multiple instances of free private jet travel, yacht travel, and lodging," as well as "gifts of tuition for Justice Thomas's grandnephew," "real estate transactions," "home renovations," and "free rent for Justice Thomas's mother."

In September, Thomas said he'd accepted three trips on a private plane owned by Crow. He didn't mention any other gifts.

Whitehouse and Wyden aren't the only Democrats who've voiced concerns over Thomas' sketchy financial ties.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York filed articles of impeachment against Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday.

"Justice Thomas and Alito's repeated failure over decades to disclose that they received millions of dollars in gifts from individuals with business before the court is explicitly against the law," her statement reads.

Representatives for Thomas, Whitehouse, Wyden and Crow didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

 

[King Poetic]

They just wasting their time with this c00n and alito

Nothing going to change unless u select biden again and hope this c00n retire or go meet his maker and then u can replace him

 

[ORDER_66]

Alot of the dems themselves are compromised too, none of them willing to NOT take money from nefarious people... that's why they even go to washington now for,,, they know they can come out with millions in a retirement fund. all of them are corrupt... so miss me with that bullshyt.

 

[Neuromancer]

Is that who's causing him to repeal all the rights people had?

 

[krackdagawd]

Alot of the dems themselves are compromised too, none of them willing to NOT take money from nefarious people... that's why they even go to washington now for,,, they know they can come out with millions in a retirement fund. all of them are corrupt... so miss me with that bullshyt.

Right on cue w the juelz

 

[ORDER_66]

Right on cue w the juelz

but am I lying tho?!!? are these people NOT compromised?!!? who the fukk am I juelzing for??? what the fukk are you yapping about???

 

[Dorian Breh]

but am I lying tho?!!? are these people NOT compromised?!!? who the fukk am I juelzing for??? what the fukk are you yapping about???

Compromised by literally Vladimir Putin? Whose been banging on the "death to the West" war drum for a decade? The guy all in the videos talking about he's America's #1 opp?

 

[Richard Glidewell]

This has got to be a reasonable offense........Joe need to go ahead and use his in office immunity........

 

[Gold]

At this point this just shows how there is nothing you can do to stop Supreme Court corruption.

The man's been taking gifts and bribes longer than most posters on this board have been alive.
He moves like a Nigerian politician. No shame.

 

[Seoul Gleou]

Meet the Secret Donors Who Fund AIPAC’s Israel Trips for Congress

An unredacted 2019 tax filing reveals the donors to AIPAC’s charity arm — some of whom give to other hawkish, pro-Israel causes.

theintercept.com

Every time you point a finger, 3 point back at you

Not to mention the fact that Uncle Tom has been bribed right here in America, for decades

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/com...lars-over-20-years-analysis-finds/ar-BB1nLCoS

 

[Won Won]

Right on cue w the juelz

Is he saying it's "fake news" "no big deal" or "something something Democrats"

 

[beenz]

he been getting flown out for decades.

he's essentially harlan crow's personal thot at this point.

 

[beenz]

Alot of the dems themselves are compromised too, none of them willing to NOT take money from nefarious people... that's why they even go to washington now for,,, they know they can come out with millions in a retirement fund. all of them are corrupt... so miss me with that bullshyt.

both sides are engaged in blatant insider trading. but let's not talk about that elephant in the room.

 

[UpNext]

They just wasting their time with this c00n and alito

Nothing going to change unless u select biden again and hope this c00n retire or go meet his maker and then u can replace him

Congress is the only people who can do this and you'd need a 2/3 vote for that. Realistically you'd only get that kinda vote with Trump in office and a Republican majority Senate because then they'd just replace Thomas with their guy, so it'd probably actually be in the Democrats best interest to keep him in because his old ass might croak with a Dem in office if he doesn't voluntarily step down.


I still give AOC and the progressives in the Democratic party credit for trying and still fighting tho. Something a lot of their weak ass base don't have in them.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

Congress is the only people who can do this and you'd need a 2/3 vote for that. Realistically you'd only get that kinda vote with Trump in office and a Republican majority Senate because then they'd just replace Thomas with their guy, so it'd probably actually be in the Democrats best interest to keep him in because his old ass might croak with a Dem in office if he doesn't voluntarily step down.


I still give AOC and the progressives in the Democratic party credit for trying and still fighting tho. Something a lot of their weak ass base don't have in them.

Just lock them up

Only issue is Drms need to be locked up too

I'm fine with that but they not