Thomas said in a statement that Crow and his wife, Kathy, are"dearest friends" and that he and his wife have joined them on family trips for years.
Thomas, one of the court's six conservative justices, noted that he would comply with changes made to disclosure rules that were announced last month. Those revisions made it clear that trips on private jets and stays at privately owned resorts like one Crow owns in upstate New York would have to be disclosed.
Thomas has been the focus of much scrutiny in recent months, largely driven by the actions of his wife, Virginia"Ginni" Thomas, including her support for former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Thomas himself faced criticism for failing to step aside from cases involving Trump and the election.
Your an embarrassment
Racist much? Is it because he’s a Black Judge? Yep, that’s how I see it. Y’ull prejudice against”Royal Hawaiians”.
BS
Should have never been a Supreme Court judge after sexual harassment of a woman
Gos bless this honourable man from these baseless charges because the party Satan can’t sacrifice its children to molech
He has to step down !!!!
The CLOWN!!
I'm sure Obama/Biden and the corrupt Clinton's ect disclosed everything paid for by somebody else.
Yeah, & who paid, haha? And who advised him, Paul Manafort or Roger Stone? Maybe he should have sought a 2nd opinion. I'm sure it wasn't Scalia, but he'll probably say it was, since Scalia's not around to deny it. What a bum, out to stick it to liberals, just like most RW.
Non-story.
Um, because he didn't have to and did nothing wrong?
There may not have been any code of conduct when Thomas accepted all of these perks, but even without specific codes of conduct, these actions certainly do not pass the smell test.
Like camping in National Parks?
It's a kinky sex thing I bet you.
Didn't Biden have a few fancy vacation recently at some wealthy donors very expensive real estate
Thomas needs to go!
He hides the mega millionaire trips and gifts then projects that he takes his motor home across country sleeping in Walmart parking lots so he can connect with the common people…man is just another lying conniving scum that votes the way his white master wants him to vote..,.
Bs kick him out
You would think someone with his presumed intellectual capabilities would exercise better judgment.
Whatever happened to having a moral compass and moral probity, especially if you're a Chief or Associate Justice of the SCOTUS?
Such bull💩 coming from an intolerant, Uncle Tom, sexual assaulter. This guy decides financial related and ethics type cases too……..? Wow……
This is not acceptable. No one should be above the law, not even a Supreme Court judge.
Sure buddy, but why didnt you want people know about your connection to a mega donor? So what else have you done for these monumental monetary gifts? Please enlightenment the American people.
I have dearest friends. But if we take a trip together, we each pay our own way.
They’re only his friends because of his power. How did they meet? Do they have broke friends with no power on any of these trips? Same amount of trips? No.
Biden failed to report his millions from his personal Chinese friends funneled to him through Hunter.
We don't want your b******* explanations. We don't want anything from you after roe v. Wade your skirt grabbing disgusting ugly wife stops spreading your creepy religion on everybody. Impeach your arrogant ass today. We should call Jack Smith tonight
It sucks so much when a tweet starts with his name and it's not about him dying. Ultimate let down.
This is about like when they accused Trump of taking overseas money because foreign diplomats sometimes stayed at his hotels. Complete BS
Oh man, I need better friend… I gues
Blah, blah, blah. Resign!!!
How many of those trips did Clarence Thomas pay for?
I’m tired of looking at that droopy, soulless face. He needs to GOOOOOOO!
Justice for sale , no ethics from this clown 🤡
Who cares 😴
“Failure to…” oh Lordy he FAILED!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 you guys suck.
“Remove Him Immediately from United States 🇺🇸 Supreme Court or Abolish Court.”
If Thomas was a Democrat nothing would be said
Would you be smearing him if he were white? NBC News is racist.
If a friend gives you this much things wouldn't it be anyones dearest friend? The issue is not reporting this gifts as should have been, it the issue now. & the penalty or resignation that should happen as a Justice of the highes court of the land. There is no excuse for it.
Did you all hang out in Walmart parking lots?
And nothing will happen or change, the corruption is baked into the system. Tear it all down
Why has pushed out multiple headlines defending Thomas and amplifying his lie? Multi million dollar gifts don’t count as a friend taking you out to dinner.
We are still waiting on the disclosure of Biden's funny deals in Ukraine, China & other countries, along with Hunter Biden's artwork.
Okay. End of story.
Is that all Thomas said? He also said he followed disclosure rules in place at the time. The rules have recently changed & he will comply with the new rules going forward
Un-effing believable.
So that’s how one describes corruption these days. Ok. Carry on.
Billionaires will marry a trophy wife, not that they are in love, but quid pro quo (old rich guy gets sex, wifey gets to spend lots of $); Billionaires befriend SCJ not because they are the ‘dearest of friends,’ but for influence peddling, SCJ gets ‘hospitalities’ in the million$
There is a give and take here…nobody is friends with these two for the stimulating conversation.
You are misrepresenting to overall statement - he was NOT required to disclose it. If/when rules change, he will. But you knew that and are PURPOSELY misleading people. Shameful
I don't treat dear friends to large money in-kind contributions that land them in sticky possibly career-ending conflicts. If that's his excuse, Harlan Crow is truly not his friend.
Lame response. He's a Supreme Court justice and should always shun 'acts of impropriety.' This is common sense. He's corrupt and should be impeached. That he never discussed cases with his 'dear friend' is laughable. There is a problem within the SCOTUS.
If he was a democrat the media and Republicans would be calling for impeachment or jail!
He still donates huge sums of money to political causes so there is definitely something political about his intentions.
RemoveClarenceNOW
The fish rots from the head.
My dearest friends don’t pay for my vacations
Dearest friends of a huge GOP donor with dealings with the Supreme Court.
(Fixed) He’s a paid hack
Going on trips with a friend is next the Democrat piss party.
Corruption at the highest level of our legal system. What makes a Supreme Court Justice thinking he's above the law?
Don't get this issue. Is there some pretense now that US Judges are politically neutral?
When you excuse money from china and Ukraine to the resident in the WH no one takes you serious. How about Obamas 30 million illegally obtained? No..nothing?
Although I would never question Justice Thomas’s integrity or credibility, as a former president said, it is good to trust, but you should also verify. So why has no one in a position to do so asked the good justice exactly who told him it was okay to secretly accept millions
He has been using his 'friends' private jet, staying at their homes and going on vacations all over the world for decades, and they expect nothing in return? Come on. Really?
Let’s see he is where? He don’t know the law? IMPEACH
The man is allowed to have friends.
I would think that a Supreme Court Justice would go out of their way to avoid any impropriety.
What kinda Special Things the Chief Judge received. Everything is supposed to be Open, Disclosed. What are they're doing for these Gifts 🎁
It is all making sense now. His wife’s involvement in the insurrection, it’s clear Clarence Thomas was knowledgeable and a silent participant with his wife’s activities. It’s so sad
On his yacht? Sounds like he was on their vacation.
Who did Ghislaine Maxwell sex traffic kids to
I mean, if a bribe is coming from a “dearest friend” as opposed to a casual acquaintance, that seems OK. On a different note, how does one find a “dearest friend” who takes you on $500K vacation? Do I need to pass the bar and “allegedly” sexual harass someone to get in on this?
No one cared until now he's been the Uncle Tom put in a position to try to keep peace between the whites to perform tricks so white people would say well they're okay but now they got blacks and Mexicans on the Supreme Court so he becomes obsolete they don't need him anymore.
It’s not a “failure” if you’re not required.
He didn't explain shit
Get the black man!
Someone get AnitaHill on the phone ☎️☎️☎️
I wonder what a judge would think of that explanation….
Nitpicking after Ukraine? Or diverting?
1st he said he didn't know abt the rule. Then he said he ck'd w/his colleagues. Who'd he ck with, Roberts? Then he said he'll report future luxury gifts. A Justice unaware of the rules is unfit to serve. Justices have no code of ethics to bind them ethically. They clearly need 1.
That’s a BS answer from Thomas. He, of all people, as a Supreme Court justice knows better & still peddles a fabrication. Thomas is a stain on the legitimacy of the Supreme Court & that stain is ever growing.
Ooh, alrighty then. You’re excused.
Justice Purchased is Justice Denied for everyone but the purchasor.
Impeach him
And why didnt he recuse himself from the cases where Crow had a financial interest?
Joining them on family trips is not the same as getting free luxury holidays on private yaghts and Jets.
Spare Us,Clarence!
“Canon 2: A Judge Should Avoid Impropriety and the Appearance of Impropriety in all Activities.”
Dude is murkier than a box of clay.
Thomas and Crow were not friends until Thomas became a Supreme Court Judge. This is clearly influence peddling.
Yep, total bullshit.
NBC you just don’t stop looking for someone to pick on!
Clarence Thomas calls it' a high-tech lynching' and this is what the Democrats and the media do to conservative blacks in positions of power. Ben Carson, Tim Scott, Larry Elders, it is so disgusting what the Democrats and the corporate media are.
Thomas should be booted out
He said he was following the rules and he was
Faak that! ImpeachClarenceThomas
Impeach!!
Tainted.....
What about payments to his wife?
Clarence Thomas annoyed after getting another text fom wife urging him 2 overthrow Government b4 he gets home from work …
Nobody cares. They are just convincing Justice Thomas to die in the saddle! 🇺🇸✝️🇺🇸
All legal, nice try!
Kavanaugh starting to worry all this attention will ruin his chances to properly profit off of his position.
And?
That’s some serious bull shit!!!!
I don't know why Thomas is even playing along. He should say that he'll explain himself when the Biden's explain why the Chinese were wiring millions into their bank accounts.
Starting exactly when?
Great job legitimizing such a ridiculous statement.
I am sure they joined you in the Walmart parking lot in your pull behind the truck trailer and share your s’mores over the electric hibachi.
BoughtAndPaid4
Has there ever been a more corrupt, compromised, unethical Justice on SCOTUS? ClarenceThomas SCOTUSisCorrupt
Shamefu and the fat wife too
If he wasn’t required to report it, it’s not a “failure” as you state
Question for IRS, has he paid taxes due on gifts (as determined by tax code)? If not, will you go after back taxes, interest, and penalties?
Highest Judge in the land feigns ignorance of ethics rules, laws etc…
well, he's a crook just like the entire democrat and republican parties in collusion with the corporations and their owners...
'Early in my tenure at the Court, I sought guidance from my colleagues and others in the judiciary, and was advised that this sort of personal hospitality from close personal friends, who did not have business before the Court, was not reportable,'
“The “personal hospitality” exemption means judges and justices don’t have to disclose certain gifts, “ What total bs, he thinks he is above the law.
tl;dr 'I'm a colossal prick' - Clarence Thomas
Who were these colleagues, others who were doing the same thing?
This fits the definition of reparations.
But what about ____ crowd on the way.
Can't HIDE CORRUPTION, come up with a WHACKY EXCUSE and blame it on someone else. Then use mainstream media to spread propaganda for your excuse. Media has become a stage front for covering up corruption.
Now explain why Ginni isn't being prosecuted for her January6th activities.