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ProPublica: Billionaire GOP Donor Lavished Clarence Thomas with Luxury Trips for 2 Decades

HeadlineApr 07, 2023

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is facing renewed calls for his impeachment after a ProPublica investigation revealed he failed to report frequent luxury trips paid for by the Republican billionaire Harlan Crow. For more than two decades, Thomas frequently joined Crow aboard his private yacht, jet, at his private estates and at Bohemian Grove, an exclusive all-male retreat in California. The junkets likely violate a law passed after Watergate requiring justices and other federal officials to disclose most gifts. Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted in response, “This is beyond party or partisanship. This degree of corruption is shocking — almost cartoonish. Thomas must be impeached.” Later in the broadcast, we’ll speak with Justin Elliott, who co-authored the ProPublica investigation.

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