Key takeaways:
- Clarence Thomas disclosed trips paid for by his friend, billionaire Harlan Crow, in his 2022 financial disclosure report.
- The trips included a conservative conference in Dallas in May 2022, and a property in the Adirondacks for several days last summer.
- The disclosure of Thomas’s trips has renewed focus on judicial ethics, and it is unclear if any of the other seven justices have had similar trips paid for by outside sources.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has disclosed trips paid for by his friend, billionaire Harlan Crow, in his annual financial disclosure report released Thursday.
The report covers all of 2022 and includes new details about the travel arrangements Crow provided to Thomas on three occasions last year. These trips included a conservative conference in Dallas in May 2022, which was held at a facility owned by Crow’s real estate company.
Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito requested and were granted 90-day extensions for their 2022 reports, which were due in mid-May. Thomas also noted that Crow paid for his travel to a property in the Adirondacks for several days last summer.
The disclosure of Thomas’s trips has renewed focus on judicial ethics, as it is the first disclosure form filed by the justice since he came under scrutiny for his relationship with the Texas developer following a series of reports from the news outlet ProPublica.
The remaining seven justices have filed their 2022 reports, and it is unclear if any of them have had similar trips paid for by outside sources. The Supreme Court has yet to comment on the matter.
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