Justice Clarence Thomas ripped for listing luxurious 9-day vacay funded by billionaire Harlan Crow to financial disclosure

Justice Clarence Thomas’s disclosure indicated that the two 2019 trips were 'inadvertently omitted' from the paperwork’s 'reimbursement' section
PUBLISHED JUN 8, 2024
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas amended financial disclosure to include trips paid for by billionaire Harlan Crow (Getty Images)
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas amended financial disclosure to include trips paid for by billionaire Harlan Crow (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: Supreme Court judge Clarence Thomas amended a file from five years ago to include two trips that millionaire Harlan Crow paid for in his most recent financial disclosure form, which was made public on June 7, according to The Hill.

Due to a filing deadline, the financial records of every Supreme Court justice except one were made public on Friday. A 90-day extension was requested by Justice Samuel Alito.

Justice Clarence amends financial disclosure to include Harlan Crow's trips

According to Thomas, when the papers for that year were made, the two visits from 2019 were "inadvertently omitted" from the "reimbursement" part of the paperwork. Thomas disclosed the travels after getting advice from his "accountant and ethics counsel."

The first trip took place in Bali, Indonesia on July 12, 2019, and was paid for by Crow and his wife, Cathy. Thomas stated that he was the couple's guest and that he received payment for hotel accommodations and meals.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 21: Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage
Clarence Thomas claimed that two visits from 2019 were 'inadvertently omitted' from the 'reimbursement' part of the paperwork (Getty Images)

Thomas and his wife Ginni vacationed with the Crows for "nine days of island-hopping in a volcanic archipelago on a superyacht staffed by a coterie of attendants and a private chef," according to ProPublica's initial article on the trip to Indonesia. ProPublica reported that the Thomases would have had to pay more than $500,000 for the trip, but Crow paid the whole amount.

Between July 18–21, 2019, Thomas stayed at a private club in Monte Rio, California, as a guest of Crow, where he was given food and accommodations. The trip is an allusion to Bohemian Grove, a supposedly elite all-male retreat in California that both Thomas and Crow had visited.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 1: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the memorial service for f
Clarence Thomas initially disclosed travels that were funded by Harlan Crow in 2023 after details were made public (Getty Images)

Thomas initially disclosed travels that were funded by Crow in 2023, following the revelation of the excursions to the general public. The changes were also made in response to new guidelines that tightened the deadlines for justices to record their travels.

Even while the justices have always submitted the yearly papers, the disclosures from more recent years have come under closer examination as the judges' moral standards have come under growing fire.

Internet slams Justice Clarence as he amends financial disclosure to include Harlan Crow trips

Many people on the internet slammed Justice Clarence Thomas as he amended a file from five years ago to include two trips that Harlan Crow paid for in his most recent financial disclosure form.

A user posted on X, "Tainted for all time. Justice Thomas should #resign" while one added, "He covering now. He knows he will have to answer for every cent."



 



 

A person also stated, "Sigh. Just stop, you're making a fool of yourself" whereas one mentioned, "A billionaire who has had 4 cases before The Supreme Court. These aren’t gifts - they’re BRIBES."



 



 

A user also said, "So five years ago? Or almost 1/20th of a century ago?"



 

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