A new ProPublica report says GOP megadonor Harlan Crow paid for the private school tuition of Supreme Court Justice Thomas’ grandnephew. Crow’s office says he has “long been passionate about giving back to those less fortunate, especially at-risk youth.”
WASHINGTON — The wealthy Republican donor who has come under fire for lavish gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas defended the latest revelation on Thursday, that he paid thousands in school tuition for one of the justice's relatives.
ProPublica reported that Thomas, who was at one point Martin's guardian, didn't disclose the tuition payments from Crow on his annual financial disclosures. The outlet also noted that several years earlier,Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 15, 2018.While NBC News has not independently verified the details in the report, Crow's office released a statement that didn't deny the story.
NBC News has reached out to the Supreme Court for requests for comment from the court and Justice Thomas.
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