{"id":1999221,"date":"2023-08-13T09:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T13:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrats-demand-justice-department-investigate-justice-clarence-thomas\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T09:26:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T13:26:54","slug":"top-democrats-demand-justice-department-investigate-justice-clarence-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrats-demand-justice-department-investigate-justice-clarence-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Dems urge DOJ to probe Justice Clarence Thomas."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-democrats-demand-justice-department-investigate-justice-clarence-thomas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1999221&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"post_content\" class=\"post_content\" data-post-content=\"true\">\n<p>Five congressional Democrats have called\u2064 for an investigation into Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas over gifts he allegedly received from conservative billionaires.<\/p>\n<p>The letter \u200c(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/23907716-thomas-doj-letter-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>), dated Aug. 11, was signed by Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), and Ted Lieu \u200d(D-Calif.).<\/p>\n<p>Following a series of reports by left-wing media outlet ProPublica, the lawmakers have urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Justice Thomas for allegedly failing to report significant gifts \u200cfrom Harlan Crow and other billionaires over the past two decades.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border border-[#D3D3D3] px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related \u200dStories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/senate-committee-narrowly-approves-democrat-backed-supreme-court-ethics-bill-5395386\">Senate Committee \u200bNarrowly \u200bApproves Democrat-Backed Supreme Court Ethics \u2064Bill<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">7\/20\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/clarence-thomas-defender-says-propublica-article-left-out-fact-justice-was-cleared-of-ethics-violations-5319472\">ProPublica\u200b Article Left Out Fact Justice Was Cleared of Ethics Violations: Clarence Thomas&#8217;s Defender<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">6\/11\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The most recent ProPublica report,\u200b published on Aug. 10, revealed \u200dthat Justice Thomas has <a title=\"Top Dems urge DOJ to probe Justice Clarence Thomas.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrats-demand-justice-department-investigate-justice-clarence-thomas\/\">allegedly received numerous undisclosed gifts<\/a> from wealthy patrons, including luxurious vacations, <a title=\"Us and Them: Global Elites Drive Demand for Private Jets to New Highs During Pandemic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-them-global-elites-drive-demand-for-private-jets-to-new-highs-during-pandemic\/\">private jet flights<\/a>, VIP passes to sporting events, and\u200c stays \u200bat luxury resorts.<\/p>\n<h2>Undisclosed Trips<\/h2>\n<p>These\u2064 gifts, \u200cwhich are estimated to be worth \u200bseveral million dollars, have allowed Justice Thomas to enjoy a lifestyle beyond his income.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Democrats are particularly concerned\u2062 about the \u2063gifts given by Harlan Crow, a\u200b wealthy Republican donor, which include vacations, \u200dtuition support, and <a title=\"Facebook Censors Report On Black Lives Matter Co-Founder\u2019s Real Estate Purchases\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-censors-report-on-black-lives-matter-co-founders-real-estate-purchases\/\">real estate purchases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the letter, Justice Thomas has repeatedly failed to report these valuable gifts, despite certifying the accuracy and completeness\u200c of his financial disclosure forms.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers argue that the Ethics in Government Act requires Supreme Court justices to disclose their financial information, including gifts and property interests.<\/p>\n<p>They state, &#8220;No individual, regardless of their position or stature, should be exempt from\u200c legal scrutiny for lawbreaking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;A Political\u2063 Hit Job&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Harlan Crow, the donor in question, has criticized previous reports about Justice Thomas as a &#8220;<a title=\"President Trump\u2019s defense team slams impeachment trial as \u2018political vengeance\u2019 by Democrats\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trumps-defense-team-slams-impeachment-trial-as-political-vengeance-by-democrats\/\">political hit job<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Justice Thomas maintains that he has always tried to comply with the disclosure guidelines and that he was advised early in his Supreme Court tenure that\u2062 personal hospitality from\u200d friends not involved in Court matters did\u200b not \u200cneed to be\u200c reported.<\/p>\n<p>While some lawyers argue that the Ethics in Government Act requires gift declarations from Supreme\u2062 Court justices, others believe that the Court, being established by the Constitution, is not subject to congressional regulation.<\/p>\n<p>They also point out that Justice Thomas\u200d has not participated in cases involving his benefactors, thus avoiding any conflict of interest. However, Democrats argue that accepting\u2063 gifts \u200cis inappropriate for a judicial officer and\u2062 suggests corruption, even without direct evidence of quid pro quo.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Harassing and Intimidating&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>The lawmakers&#8217; letter follows the approval of a \u2062Democrat-backed Supreme \u200cCourt\u2062 ethics bill by the Democrat-controlled Senate \u200dJudiciary Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five congressional Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jerrold Nadler, have urged U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to probe Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for allegedly accepting gifts from conservative billionaires. The request, dated Aug. 11, was supported by a letter signed by the representatives. This comes after left-leaning media platform ProPublica released a report on the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":168,"featured_media":1999222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Top Dems urge DOJ to probe Justice Clarence Thomas.","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1999221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Top Dems urge DOJ to probe Justice Clarence Thomas.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1999221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1999222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1999221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1999221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1999221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}