Thomas also has not been forthcoming, the Democrats say. Since the Times story broke, Wyden’s Finance Committee has sought information about the loan and, through Welters’s cooperation, has obtained a limited number of documents related to it. As the committee announced last fall, those materials showed only that Thomas had paid back some of the interest and appeared to reveal that, in 2008, Welters forgave most or all of the principal of the loan.
But Thomas did not report this on his 2008 Financial Disclosure Report, the committee said, and in response to the committee’s questions, he has not clarified whether he reported any of that money as income on tax filings.
Which brings us to the present. The senators have been pressing Thomas’s lawyer, Elliot Berke, to provide additional detail on the forgiven loan, and last month, Berke responded with a letter. But once again, the letter—which TNR viewed—offered little additional clarity. It said Thomas “made all payments” on a “regular basis until the terms of the agreement were satisfied in full” and that he’s complied with judicial disclosure requirements.
SlippidySlappity on May 16th, 2024 at 16:52 UTC »
I wish the press would relentlessly hound them. As the public we have almost no way to stop these corrupt justices, but the press should be on their asses every time they leave the house. Put a little pressure on them.
"Justice Thomas, have you taken any more vacations paid for by GOP donors that the public doesn't know about?".
"Justice Thomas, does your wife plan to participate in another insurrection if Donald Trump loses in 2024?".
Maybe a GoFundMe for some paparazzi since the actual press seems incapable.
SlippidySlappity on May 16th, 2024 at 16:21 UTC »
Mother fucker just rubbing it in everyone's face.
thenewrepublic on May 16th, 2024 at 15:14 UTC »
“We’re giving the justice the opportunity to clear this huge mess up,” Sen. Ron Wyden told TNR. “Nobody in this country is above the law. Not even Supreme Court justices.”