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The trips are detailed on the second-to-last page of the document, where, under a section allotted for “additional information or explanations,” Thomas describes two 2019 trips that were “inadvertently omitted” from his previous disclosures.One, a July 12, 2019, trip to Bali, acknowledges he was a guest of Harlan and Kathy Crow, who covered the cost of food and lodging.
According to the document, Thomas then took a second vacation on Crow’s dime a week later at a “private club” in Monte Rio, California. The city is home to Bohemian Grove, an all-male, invitation-only retreat. The document says Thomas included the disclosures after he “sought and received guidance from his accountant and ethics counsel.”Critics assailed Thomas over the undisclosed trips following ProPublica’s report, accusing the conservative justice of being in the pocket of the Republican megadonor.Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that tracks political conflicts of interest.
Thomas’ wife, Ginni, was a cheerleader for and attended Trump’s infamous Jan. 6, 2021, rally, yet Thomas has declined to recuse himself from ruling on whetherfor the first time following the reports.
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