>>>>Thomas released his long-delayed financial disclosures, finally
>>>>admitting to the fact that he is beholden to the guy who collects
>>>>Nazi paraphernalia:

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Perhaps the most important bribery scandal in the history of the USA:
| ...
| The documents, as well as interviews, offer insight into
| how Thomas was talking about his finances in a crucial
| period in his tenure, just as he was developing his
| relationships with a set of wealthy benefactors.
|
| Congress never lifted the ban on speaking fees or gave the
| justices a major raise. But in the years that followed, as
| ProPublica has reported, Thomas accepted a stream of gifts
| from friends and acquaintances that appears to be
| unparalleled in the modern history of the Supreme Court.
| Some defrayed living expenses large and small -- private
| school tuition, vehicle batteries, tires. Other gifts from
| a coterie of ultrarich men supplemented his lifestyle, such
| as free international vacations on the private jet and
| superyacht of Dallas real estate billionaire Harlan Crow.
|
| Precisely what led so many people to offer Thomas money and
| other gifts remains an open question. There's no evidence
| the justice ever raised the specter of resigning with Crow
| or his other wealthy benefactors.
| ...
<https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-money-complaints-sparked-resignation-fears-scotus>

--bks