Clarence Thomas never repaid a millionaire friend’s $267,000 loan which the Supreme Court justice used to buy a 40-foot luxury motorcoach, Senate investigators announced Wednesday.

Healthcare magnate Anthony Welters told the Senate Finance Committee he forgave the RV loan after five years of receiving payments on the interest but not the principal, the report states.

“Now we know that Justice Thomas had up to $267,230 in debt forgiven and never reported it on his ethics forms,” Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, (D-OR) said in a statement.

Wyden called on Thomas to specify exactly how much of the debt he paid and whether the loan was reported on tax returns.

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    1 year ago

    And thr hand maiden, and the beer-bro-rapist. I mean shit we have at least two known sexual predators sitting on the bench. It’s laughable that anyone even recognizes its authority at all.

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      1 year ago

      I certainly don’t. Precedence is moot now. I guess we’ll decide all things on a case by case basis. This’ll be way better… /s

    • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      At this point polls suggest 15% of Americans believe in the legitimacy of the US Supreme Court.

      It keeps Roberts awake at night but otherwise so far it hasn’t done much to curb their campaign to dismantle human rights.

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        Now, combine that with the fact that the true purpose of the court is to resolve disputes in lieu of violence and civil war. 15% believe in it. Oof.