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Our Pulitzer-winning "Friends of the Court" series began with this story that revealed how SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas had, for 20+ years, been treated to undisclosed luxury vacations by real estate titan and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. (Published April 2023)

propublica.orgClarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP DonorIsland-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me tha...

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The best friend of the court was apparently Merrick Garland. Your amazing report exposed members of the highest court taking bribes and the response from DOJ was nothing. Would it have been unprecedented and difficult to prosecute... Of course but to allow them to police themselves is absurd.

There is now no need for injustice Clarence Thomas to accept these corrupt dealings in secret. It’s a known known that he is as corrupt as he can be.

The whole Thomas-Crow saga reads like a masterclass in how power obscures itself through "friendship." Makes you wonder how many other institutional relationships we take at face value are actually elaborate influence networks hiding in plain sight.

He’s a liar who never should have been seated on the Supreme Court. But now he’s in good company with the other 5 idiots who are making radical political changes on this court. A prime rationale for term limits. 🖕🤨🖕