ProPublica: GOP megadonor paid tuition for Thomas relative
A Texas billionaire and GOP megadonor paid boarding school tuition for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ grandnephew, and the justice did not report the financial assistance for the child he helped raised on his annual disclosures,— the latest revelation raising ethical questions around the high court.
A statement from Crow’s office did not address the payments for Martin’s tuition directly but said that he and his wife had “supported many young Americans through scholarship and other programs at a variety of schools, including his alma mater.”that Crow paid for the first year that Martin spent Randolph-Macon Academy and for the year he spent at Hidden Lake.
The extent to which these transactions and hospitality should have been reported by Thomas has been the subject of debate among judicial ethics experts, who have noted that a recently-closed loophole for certain “personal hospitality” may have covered some of the luxury trips.a source close to Thomas previously told CNN
Amid the ethics firestorm, which included a Senate hearing this week, Chief Justice John Roberts and the other eight justices released a “Statement on Ethics Principles and Practices” last week that the court’s critics say did not go far enough to address their concerns. Asked Thursday about the latest ProPublica report, Sen. Mitt Romney said, “I hope they’ll look — they’ll evaluate.”
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