Clarence Thomas' lavish gifts remind us: highest court shouldn't have lowest ethical standards (Editorial)
. Since 2004, Thomas has reported only two gifts: a bust of Douglass that Crow gave him, and an award from his alma mater Yale Law School. The years of lavish trips funded by Crow were kept on the hush. We can only speculate as to whether this lack of transparency was the result of Thomas' own interpretation of the disclosure rules or a purposeful obfuscation of impropriety.
This benign characterization of their relationship strains credulity. The timing of their friendship – which, by Crow’s account, began five years after Thomas was sworn in as an associate justice – would be curious even if Crow wasn't a prominent GOP benefactor who has also donated millions of dollars to groups dedicated to conservative jurisprudence. Even the nature of Crow’s gifts go well beyond materialistic pursuits.
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