There has never been a straighter line between Thomas' unethical conduct and his jurisprudence.

ProPublica released a new report on Friday detailing Justice Clarence Thomas’ close relationship with the Koch brothers with previously undisclosed and extraordinarily damning new details.

According to ProPublica, the justice developed a friendship with the Kochs as they were funneling hundreds of millions of dollars into right-wing causes, many of which ended up before the Supreme Court. The brothers then used Thomas to raise money for their sprawling network, inviting him to speak at “donor events” that brought in millions of dollars.

He disclosed none of these activities on his annual disclosure forms, an obvious violation of federal ethics law.

  • 30mag@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    Technically, neither one probably paid for it, it was a private jet that they probably own.

    I hadn't considered that.

    It's a gift no matter what

    If he had chartered a plane and paid for the flight, it wouldn't have been a gift, right?

    • PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      where donors are promised that if they pay a bunch of money—hundreds of thousands of dollars—they will be able to attend this super exclusive event where Clarence Thomas speaks. And these events include luxury travel on private jets for Thomas.

      I see what you're saying, but this was a weird transaction and how much was he paid to speak at these things? What were they buying? The luxury travel is the least of it.