{"id":1999814,"date":"2023-08-14T09:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T13:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clarence-thomas-and-samuel-alitos-deadline-to-file-annual-financial-disclosures-on-monday\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T09:18:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T13:18:07","slug":"clarence-thomas-and-samuel-alitos-deadline-to-file-annual-financial-disclosures-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clarence-thomas-and-samuel-alitos-deadline-to-file-annual-financial-disclosures-on-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas and Alito must file financial disclosures by Monday."},"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%2Fclarence-thomas-and-samuel-alitos-deadline-to-file-annual-financial-disclosures-on-monday%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=1999814&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--><h2>Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and\u2063 Samuel Alito Face Scrutiny Over Financial Disclosures<\/h2>\n<p>Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito are expected to file their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blumenthal-and-wife-have-six-figure-investment-in-chinese-government-linked-retail-center\/\" title=\"Blumenthal and Wife Have Six-Figure Investment in Chinese Government-Linked Retail Center\">annual financial disclosures<\/a> on Monday after requesting an extension in June. This comes as the pair has faced criticism for their \u200drelationships with conservative megadonors.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Allegations of Undisclosed Gifts \u200cand Trips<\/h3>\n<p>Several \u200dreports from ProPublica \u2063released this year alleged that Thomas and Alito failed to disclose\u2064 travel, real estate, and other luxury gifts from donors. These reports have sparked a campaign by congressional Democrats calling for a binding ethics code for the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Controversial Gifts and Trips<\/h3>\n<p>According to a\u2064 recent ProPublica report, Thomas accepted numerous vacations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-them-global-elites-drive-demand-for-private-jets-to-new-highs-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"Us and Them: Global Elites Drive Demand for Private Jets to New Highs During Pandemic\">private jet flights<\/a>, VIP passes to sporting events,\u2063 and resort stays\u200b while serving on \u2064the high court&#8217;s\u2063 bench. Alito\u200b was also accused of accepting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-samuel-alito-accepted-luxury-vacation-from-billionaire-with-cases-before-supreme-court-report\/\" title=\"Justice Samuel Alito reportedly accepted luxury vacation from billionaire with cases before Supreme Court.\">luxury fishing trip<\/a> from a billionaire with cases before the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Defending \u200bThemselves<\/h3>\n<p>While Thomas has remained relatively silent\u2064 on the \u2064allegations, Alito wrote an op-ed denying the claims. Both justices have defended their friendships and trips, but the scrutiny surrounding their disclosures \u2062may reveal more than expected.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Political Backlash and Allegations<\/h3>\n<p>Thomas\u2063 and Republicans argue that he is \u2064a victim of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clarence-thomas-and-samuel-alitos-deadline-to-file-annual-financial-disclosures-on-monday\/\" title=\"Thomas and Alito must file financial disclosures by Monday.\">smear campaign targeting \u200cconservative justices<\/a>, while Democrats are pushing \u200cfor a\u200d code\u2063 of ethics for \u2064Supreme Court justices. Democrats on the Senate \u2063Judiciary Committee have already advanced \u200ba bill addressing misconduct\u200d and conflicts\u200c of interest at the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Potential Legal Consequences<\/h3>\n<p>House Democrats have called for a \u2064Justice Department investigation into Thomas, suggesting that his failure to \u200cdisclose \u200binformation could carry civil and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-call-on-justice-department-to-investigate-clarence-thomas\/\" title=\"House Democrats urge DOJ to probe Clarence Thomas.\">criminal legal penalties<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the deadline approaches, all eyes \u2063are on Thomas and Alito as they submit their financial disclosures. The\u200c outcome of this\u200b scrutiny could have \u200csignificant \u200cimplications for the Supreme Court&#8217;s integrity and the \u200bongoing debate surrounding \u200bethics in the judiciary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from \u2063The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito will submit their yearly financial disclosures on Monday, having sought an extension in June. Under the Ethics in Government Act, they can file up to 90 days later than the initial deadline. 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