Clarence Thomas accused of giving elite group access to Supreme Court: Report
Months after securing his seat on the Supreme Court in highly contentious confirmation hearings, Thomas joined the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, named after the Gilded Age author.Thomas’s connections through the club allegedly allowed him and his wife, Virginia Thomas, to join on vacation retreats, V.I.P. access to sporting events, and other lavish events, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
Thomas also allegedly received benefits from other Horatio Alger members, some of whom are major donors to conservative causes with broad policy and political interests in Supreme Court decisions, even if not directly involved in the cases. There is no suggestion Thomas has done anything wrong in the report, but it is yet another story calling into question perceived ethics violations.
Both he and Republicans have alleged he is a victim of a smear campaign targeting conservative justices. ProPublica previously reported that he took several trips with a billionaire GOP donor and friend Harlan Crow that were undisclosed, while fellow Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito allegedly took an expensive trip with a different friend, Paul Singer, to an Alaskan fishing lodge in 2008. The outlet also revealed undisclosed real estate transactions between the Thomas's and Crow, who paid the tuition for one of Thomas's relatives.
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