ProPublica released a new report on Friday detailing Justice Clarence Thomas’ close relationship with the Koch brothers with previously undisclosed and extraordinarily damning new details.

According to ProPublica, the justice developed a friendship with the Kochs as they were funneling hundreds of millions of dollars into right-wing causes, many of which ended up before the Supreme Court. The brothers then used Thomas to raise money for their sprawling network, inviting him to speak at “donor events” that brought in millions of dollars.

He disclosed none of these activities on his annual disclosure forms, an obvious violation of federal ethics law.

  • Jordan Lund@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    The Supreme Court was thrown into chaos because republicans refused to appoint any justices under Obama

    Now, now, Obama DID get Sotomayor and Kagan. McConnell only blocked Merrick Garland.

    That being said, in my lifetime, Democratic Presidents have only put FIVE members on the court, Republicans got 15. Carter is the one who drew a blank.

    Nixon/Ford got as many in their two terms as all the Democrats since then COMBINED.

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/members_text.aspx

    Ginsburg, Ruth Bader - Clinton
    Breyer, Stephen G. - Clinton
    Sotomayor, Sonia - Obama
    Kagan, Elena - Obama
    Jackson, Ketanji Brown - Biden

    Burger, Warren Earl - Nixon
    Blackmun, Harry A. - Nixon
    Powell, Lewis F., Jr. - Nixon
    Rehnquist, William H. - Nixon
    Stevens, John Paul - Ford
    O’Connor, Sandra Day - Reagan
    Scalia, Antonin - Reagan
    Kennedy, Anthony M. - Reagan
    Souter, David H. - Bush, G. H. W.
    Thomas, Clarence - Bush, G. H. W.
    Roberts, John G., Jr. - Bush, G. W.
    Alito, Samuel A., Jr. - Bush, G. W.
    Gorsuch, Neil M. - Trump
    Kavanaugh, Brett M. - Trump
    Barrett, Amy Coney - Trump

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Now, now, Obama DID get Sotomayor and Kagan. McConnell only blocked Merrick Garland.

      You are right. I forgot to specify in his last year, that is entirely on me.