Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWAPO: Senate Democrats find many ethical lapses by Supreme Court justices
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/21/supreme-court-ethics-investigation-senate-judiciary-clarence-thomas/A Judiciary Committee investigation in which Republicans did not participate identified jet and yacht trips not reported by Justice Clarence Thomas.
December 21, 2024 at 7:39 p.m.
By Justin Jouvenal
Supreme Court justices have regularly failed to identify conflicts of interest that require their recusal and have accepted lavish gifts without reporting them, including previously undisclosed jet and yacht travel by Clarence Thomas, according to Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
A report released Saturday after a 20-month investigation concludes that Thomas has accepted millions of dollars in gifts during his three decades on the court, including a newly discovered flight to Saranac, New York, and a yacht trip to New York City sponsored by Texas billionaire Harlan Crow in 2021.
The number, value, and extravagance of the gifts accepted by Justice Thomas have no comparison in modern American history, the report says. It notes that some of the individuals who gave to Thomas had business before the court.
6 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
WAPO: Senate Democrats find many ethical lapses by Supreme Court justices (Original Post)
lindysalsagal
Sunday
OP
Ocelot II
(121,523 posts)1. And not a damn thing will happen to change it.
lame54
(37,210 posts)6. And they laughed and laughed
Greybnk48
(10,441 posts)2. So are we trying to open another vacancy for Trump to fill?
Where the fuck was this report a year ago when WE could replace him? So sick of this S.C. Kabuki.
BoRaGard
(3,205 posts)3. "Ethics, honesty, and all that shit are for suckers and losers." - G.O.P.
Autumn
(46,673 posts)4. Big fucking woop. Not one fucking thing will be done about it.
JustAnotherGen
(33,839 posts)5. Yeah
Musk will replace them with Russian immigrants.