Do you know these movie scenes, where a villain runs to the top of a building, sees no escape route, jumps from the roof, dropping through several floors of awnings, finally crashing into the sidewalk?
Yes?
That is the sound I'm hearing when I am thinking of #ClaranceThomas, the man who defiled the #SupremeCourt of the #UnitedStates of #America.
Well, yeah,
Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel
Investigation Uncovers More of Clarence Thomas' Undisclosed Freebies from Wealthy Pals
Another one. No, this is different from the other bit of news that came up EARLIER TODAY.
It's truly becoming implausible that Clarance Thomas has a single aspect of his life that isn't corrupt as all hell.
Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas’s wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’
Leonard Leo told GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway to bill nonprofit, then use money to pay spouse of Supreme Court justice
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/05/04/leonard-leo-clarence-ginni-thomas-conway/
He really is beyond awful. Corrupt and awful.
When I was in the army, we had regular briefings about 'the appearance of impropriety.' It's not just that you can't take bribes or be partial. You have to do everything you can to avoid doing things that might make people think you do. The bare minimum would be to declare these things.
Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow
