Justice Clarence Thomas accepted five private jet flights from personal friend and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow last year, according to financial disclosure documents.
August 31, 2023, 12:00 PMUnited States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC.Justice Clarence Thomas says he accepted five private jet flights from personal friend and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow last year, according to financial disclosure documents released Thursday.
Last summer, Thomas says he was a guest at Crow's upstate New York estate, accepting roundtrip transportation, meals and lodging from his friend. United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC.MORE: Clarence Thomas reportedly received years of gifts from GOP donor, stirring scandal
The justice did not amend any past reports to list previously undisclosed private flights or hospitality from Crow, noting that only in March of this year did the federal judicial guidelines change to explicitly require judges to report "transportation that substitutes for commercial transportation." Previously, the rules stated any "personal hospitality" did not need to be reported.
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