The Supreme Court justice flew to Montana and other destinations on the billionaire GOP donor’s dime. Crow’s lawyer revealed these flights to the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose ongoing investigation was sparked by ProPublica’s reporting.
The funny part to me is that I’m pretty sure Thomas would have always voted the way Harlan Crow wanted him to without all these gifts because they are ideologically aligned. So this is a complete waste of time in terms of trying to engage in corrupting a judge.
I get what your point, and is a fair one. Except there is evidence that he wouldn’t have been voting their way, since he was thinking of leaving the court, or at least gave that impression to others to get a raise. Then the gift tap turned on…
The funny part to me is that I’m pretty sure Thomas would have always voted the way Harlan Crow wanted him to without all these gifts because they are ideologically aligned. So this is a complete waste of time in terms of trying to engage in corrupting a judge.
I get what your point, and is a fair one. Except there is evidence that he wouldn’t have been voting their way, since he was thinking of leaving the court, or at least gave that impression to others to get a raise. Then the gift tap turned on…
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-money-complaints-sparked-resignation-fears-scotus