Justice Roberts wrote 'condescending' letter to Senate when asked to testify about ethics

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10 ай бұрын

“CNN This Morning” talks to ProPublica reporter Brett Murphy about his in-depth report on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ lavish lifestyle. CNN legal analyst Elie Honig weighs in. #CNN #News

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@theaccidentalsenior 10 ай бұрын

Anita Hill was right. He is not an honest individual.

@user-cv8xw8zn5u 10 ай бұрын

JoeBiden? Agreed.

@burburclemm8390 10 ай бұрын

@@user-cv8xw8zn5u why do you guys always go back to Joe Biden!?!? and if Joe Biden do anything prosecute him we don’t care we do not Simp for our president on the left

@bradford4191 10 ай бұрын

@@user-cv8xw8zn5uno your mamma

@snapdragon1194 10 ай бұрын

@@user-cv8xw8zn5uStill trolling 🤡

@sunfollower5623 10 ай бұрын

When is this country going to start listening to women?!

@bhing1483 10 ай бұрын

America owes Anita Hill an apology for sure.

@cocofluff 10 ай бұрын

I don't! I believed her then and I believe her now. It's the fools who approved Thomas' appointment to the Supreme Court who should apologize...to the nation!

@iflexsteel 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely does

@jbenn6338 10 ай бұрын

For going on vacations and sporting events? Really?

@JosiePC44 10 ай бұрын

@@jbenn6338 You don't see the issue? Really?

@barbarahooker5065 10 ай бұрын

Honorable judge?

@bradgies1755 10 ай бұрын

What Thomas has done is the actual definition of bribery and grift, and he's done it to the extreme. Corruption taken to the limit

@jerrywilliford6840 10 ай бұрын

No, it is not. Go get your own rich friend. Sour grapes is all you got.

@cattymajiv 10 ай бұрын

@@jerrywilliford6840 This poster deserves to be locked up with Thomas, or better yet, with his nutcase wife!

@kp63 10 ай бұрын

In order to order to be bribery there would have to be a quid pro quo. Like when sonya Sotomayor received millions of dollars from penguin random house and then ruled on cases involving them.

@Doc5thMech 10 ай бұрын

@@jerrywilliford6840the very definition of facetious... Well done.

@user-hj7wv8cl7j 10 ай бұрын

The trump crime family has gone waaaaay beyond the entire court combined factored by 10 taken to the nth degree…keep it real

@garyviolenes3449 10 ай бұрын

ProPublica is doing an excellent job on keeping the public up to date with this shameless judge on the most highest court. Awesome job and please keep the fire burning on this one concerning Clarence Thomas.

@melanieperry8314 10 ай бұрын

Old fashion Lois Lane snuffing doesn't exist any more.

@Destinychanged 10 ай бұрын

If this was one of the liberal judges, conservatives would be calling for their resignation. Let’s not kid ourselves.

@brandonm2520 10 ай бұрын

He's not the only one. He's being attacked because he's a conservative. Investigate all the justices.

@TheWorld_2099 10 ай бұрын

They would be screaming ‘corruption!’ (Remember, everything conservatives say is an admission or a projection)

@TheWorld_2099 10 ай бұрын

@@brandonm2520lol, he’s not being singled out because he’s black. He’s particularly corrupt, and so is his wife. That said, I completely agree that he’s not the only one.

@EmilyBltz 10 ай бұрын

Nope that’s the difference. We expect everyone to be treated the same. Doesn’t matter what party they belong to.

@brandonm2520 10 ай бұрын

@@TheWorld_2099 Right, they're trying to smear his name so they can say he needs to step down and be replaced by a liberal justice. All these justice and prior justices have participated in similar activities. They think the American population is stupid and can't see through their tricks.

@JustLoveOneAnother 10 ай бұрын

Anita Hill tried to warn the public about Clarence’s “ethics” but she wasn’t believed. He and his wife are both horrible.

@fadedrose9 10 ай бұрын

@JustLoveOneAnother Absolutely 1000 % !!

@nickjw88 10 ай бұрын

Everyone believed Hill. Many just didn't care.

@SusanBaileyAmazingEstate 10 ай бұрын

@@nickjw88 No. We didn’t all believe Hill.

@ceceliavoss9174 10 ай бұрын

@@SusanBaileyAmazingEstateI believed her.

@peggyrunyon4230 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@jackboot3946 10 ай бұрын

SCOTUS Justices credibly accused of ethics violations or corruption should be suspended until an investigation is conducted. It's horrifying that these guys are still making rulings.

@kp63 10 ай бұрын

They arent being accused of either. You think Democrats should be able to throw off any judge that rules against them. Your username is fitting.

@MrAw3sum 10 ай бұрын

@@kp63being accused of violating conflict of interest by accepting ridiculous amounts of gifts and not disclosing.

@fadedrose9 10 ай бұрын

@@kp63 WHAT are you talking about??? SMH

@mrsatire9475 10 ай бұрын

@@kp63 Thomas is being accused of ethics violations. Denying reality isn't going to work here.

@LX8R 10 ай бұрын

@@kp63not you again. Get a D A M N life! 🤦🏽

@steveb1325 10 ай бұрын

What genius idea, giving someone a life time appointment that holds so much power and influence, and no one to keep oversight. Being a judge doesn't make you immune from a corrupt low life. The needs to be sorted out.

@bodhimedia1 10 ай бұрын

He needs to be removed from the Supreme court. Without question.

@talulahlives7893 10 ай бұрын

Him and roberts

@user-cv8xw8zn5u 10 ай бұрын

ALLofTHEM

@brendenmoore2028 10 ай бұрын

Yes! A one party state! No more judiciary or supreme court or opposition party! Only Soros! Only Biden! In Biden we trust!!!!!! I am a Libtard!

@ey67 10 ай бұрын

Remove the Catholic fascists installed by drumpf while you are at it

@ceceliavoss9174 10 ай бұрын

@@talulahlives7893and Kavanagh

@RayBetterThanEvilCanival 10 ай бұрын

This is so unbelievably corrupt and unacceptable. What a despicable excuse of a judge

@rodolfoschultz1604 10 ай бұрын

Kiss your democracy GOODBYE!!!

@dianestallings392 10 ай бұрын

He’s not a judge, he’s a grifter is a black robe.

@facehugger3 10 ай бұрын

Maybe he should go out attacking people or shoplifting in a democrat city if he really wants to escape prosecution eh?

@calkelpdiver 10 ай бұрын

"Uncle" Clarence is a despicable excuse for a human being. Flat out.

@MrCanucklehead75 10 ай бұрын

@@facehugger3 Why snowflake...all the crime is in the criminally corrupt, mooching red states.

@barrylyndongurley 10 ай бұрын

ProPublica RULES! Thanks for this reporting! Clarence and Ginni's snooty, entitled attitude pervaded their responses to these inquiries: 38 vacations, 26 private jet flights, yachts, countless sporting events give the impression of a hyper-entitled narcissistic, megalomaniac on the bench. About 32 years ago, as a then DC area musician, I played an event in Alexandria, VA that Clarence and Ginni attended. On a break, I found myself alone with the Roberts in a hallway outside of the event room. I politely said hello and congratulated them both on his recent appointment. In return, they gave me a chilly, condescending look of irritable incredulity. I felt like a lowly servant from a scene in "Jeeves. " Believe me, the Thomas's are the very embodiment of smug condescension. Believe me, these are not nice folks...not even a little.

@lue4724 10 ай бұрын

If the justices have no guidelines- how can they possibly be impartial in their rulings?

@fadedrose9 10 ай бұрын

@lue4727 That's just it; they aren't.

@rh7163 10 ай бұрын

The guidelines are there, they chose to ignore them and nobody in the Federal Government is pushing back to enforce any.

@annebelgard6723 10 ай бұрын

Thomas refused to recuse himself when his former employer had cases in front of SCOTUS

@lue4724 10 ай бұрын

@@annebelgard6723 In other words - thomas is an unethical & evil human being & should have NEVER been confirmed to be on the SCOTUS!.... All of the repubs & Dems - ( including Biden) should be ashamed of themselves!

@kit2564 10 ай бұрын

IT MAKES ME SICK TO LOOK AT HIM AND HIS WIFE........

@snapdragon1194 10 ай бұрын

Thomas always seems to have a manical smug smirk on his face. Truly disgusting piece of racist 💩

@mstone9364 10 ай бұрын

That’s awfully racist!

@randibgood 10 ай бұрын

@@mstone9364 The OP said nothing about their physical appearance being the issue. Quit projecting your issues onto others.

@catmonarchist8920 10 ай бұрын

interracial couples are normal now, Adolf

@careydepass130 10 ай бұрын

The US is mashed up. Time to throw in the towel, rewrite your constitution, and start a new republic. Rotten to the core.

@adva501 10 ай бұрын

These people are laughing at us , and it makes me sick .

@user-cv8xw8zn5u 10 ай бұрын

GetBoosterJab

@TheJimprez 10 ай бұрын

The WORLD is laughing at the USA... Your country has ZERO moral standing among international leaders and populations. I'm a Canadian, and since 2016, you LOST our friendship. That easy... Embargoes during covid, vaccine hoarding, threats by the GOP (Trump), and discarded treaties and trade deals that we HAD to resign with losing terms. No thank you... Even Biden kept the insults going with America First, AFTER we sent decades putting our economies in sync to be your biggest trade partners (not anymore, Mexico and China overtook us, because you guys want CHEAP labor). Every country around the world has some of the same results since 2016. NOT GOOD. Don'T kid yourself. The sudden aggressiveness of China, Russia being emboldened, the surge of BRICS countries, India going rogue, Canada and usual US partners signing OTHER free trade treaties, etc.. ALL because Trump made the USA WEAK internationally. He made buddy with North Korea, Russia and China and sent them the message that he wouldn't interfere. They played his game and got everything they ever wanted. THANK YOU GOP for wrecking the world order in 4 short years... Way to go.

@mikehenningsen8796 10 ай бұрын

The World is laughing at The U.S.!

@JayBee-cr8jm 10 ай бұрын

@@mikehenningsen8796 Indeed. We lost to the Taliban. LOL!

@elizabethalexander6528 10 ай бұрын

I have been sick to my stomach since November 2016. These people are disgusting and American's are weary. Hell the middleclass disappeared in the pandemic No one is watching the country but President Biden. His mind is fine he does not have to shovel the snow He knows that calmness is required. Not knee jerk reacting.

@ritamoon7261 10 ай бұрын

This is disgusting behavior 😒, this plan fraud, he needs to be held accountable. His court actions need to be investigated

@verlongates2279 10 ай бұрын

Not just that he accepts lavish gifts. It's that he takes the gifts, and hides the fact that he received them in spite of requirements that he report them. .

@GeorgeWTush 10 ай бұрын

Anita Hill warned the Senate. They would not listen.

@leitanewman8991 10 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly.

@Faesharlyn 10 ай бұрын

@josephstolen-election5949 the Big Guy is god, the "10%" is the proper amount to tithe. You would know that if you went to church like the Bidens do.

@snoglydox 10 ай бұрын

@@josephstolen-election5949 *

@LisaPavelka 10 ай бұрын

My husband could have lost his city job for taking more than a lunch worth $25 from anyone in the private sector. We both agreed the ethics protocol of his employer was a necessary mechanism to prevent corruption in local government. How is it that the highest court in our country that has lifetime appointments doesn’t even have an ethics protocol?

@elmosweed4985 10 ай бұрын

Anyone other than Supreme Court judges must follow those exact same rules.

@pwilson13 10 ай бұрын

Because white people and power

@derrickbeaubearic4100 10 ай бұрын

Amen

@Normalhumman 10 ай бұрын

Coz your husband is decent morally bound middle class citizen. The people who rule the country are hypocritical immoral crooks. Have you heard the saying s**t rises to the top. That is our government

@cstuartdc 10 ай бұрын

I work for the federal gov't. Employers and employees can't exchange gifts over $15 I think. Rules for thee, but not for me. THat's the Conservative Elite ethic.

@rogerdaley1927 10 ай бұрын

While there may be no explicit [Written] code of ethics for the Supreme Court any reasonable person would find it implicit that the ethics of the Federal Court would apply.

@robbrcnstuff4220 10 ай бұрын

Need to make some rules for the Supreme Court Judges, holding them to the letter of the law. They have lifetime jobs, get to decide on important decisions, they should have bigger consequences than the general public and stricter scrutiny of their conduct. They are supposed to be the highest Court in the country and not just for the rich people who are buying them gifts. They give them gifts for favors, not because they like them. People aren't stupid, they know how the game is played.

@philpowell3416 10 ай бұрын

He was never qualified to be on the Supreme Court. He is a national embarrassment.

@watchinit6063 10 ай бұрын

philpowell , You can add kavanough and Coney Barrett to the "never qualified" list as well.

@brandonm2520 10 ай бұрын

He's not the only one. He's being attacked because he's a conservative. Investigate all the justices.

@brandonm2520 10 ай бұрын

@@mikeszwarc2698 They're smearing his name. They know all the justices are doing similar activities.

@hamburgerhamburgerv2 10 ай бұрын

@@brandonm25206 of them

@bigplanett 10 ай бұрын

@brandonm2520 have you been asleep the last 30 years? Pay attention to Clarence Thomas' contributions to the Supreme Court. You'll find they don't exist. Dude just sits there and says nothing, does nothing and then just goes along with the most conservative justices. You could replace him with a robot and no one would ever know the difference. 😂

@mahalokoka 10 ай бұрын

I served on a city committee and I wasn’t allowed to take ANYTHING from anyone, even someone taking me to lunch, because it might be perceived as an impropriety of ethics. It is ridiculous that they are allowed to receive these “gifts”.

@geraldfisher6960 10 ай бұрын

hmmm I guess you have the same opinion when it comes to the bidens and clintons , right.. oh wait roberts is a black person...yeah I see that for you color really matters... btw how are ou on jews?

@scottbowser702 10 ай бұрын

@@geraldfisher6960 too much sauce dude. Go touch some grass.

@henrymccoy7171 10 ай бұрын

@@geraldfisher6960 - You forgot "But the e-mails", "Mail-in fraud" and "BLM is Antifa".... *better check your RNC Propaganda Playbook - you missed some of the buzzwords.*

@geraldfisher6960 10 ай бұрын

@@scottbowser702 hmm scott , may I assume that when you see a photo of roberts, your immediately think of a lynching???? touch some grass,,, hmmmm there has to be some racist sentiment in your statement.....color seems to trigger you

@MoRiley9 10 ай бұрын

I worked in state and local government. It’s a standard policy to not accept any gifts, except for a lunch attended by a group. No plane rides, no vacations, no gifts.

@monicahill9741 10 ай бұрын

Excellent investigative reporting ProPublica indeed!!! Please keep doing the very important work that you do!!!💯🇺🇸🗽💯🇺🇸🗽

@lourdessadiua3522 10 ай бұрын

What these justices keep forgetting is we the people are still the ones paying their salaries and they are supposed to be serving us, not the other way round. Their corruption knows no bounds🤮

@baddaddy8718 10 ай бұрын

? The Supreme Court is there to adjudicate based on the constitutional rights of all Americans, RBG was a very honorable woman but had very wealthy friends too, same Sotomayer, and the others. Nobody brings that up from a conservative point because it’s completely irrelevant to their job, unless a conflict of interest arises, which in Thomas’ case never has. Stop clutching at straws, and look to the real problem in this country and that is a lying media and a corrupt President Biden👍🏻

@randmayfield5695 10 ай бұрын

I remember his confirmation hearings and believed Anita Hill. I felt sorry for her and what she had to go through. I would definitely like to see term limits and an actionable code of ethics that kept everybody in line. Edit: And take away the ability to "self pardon" for presidents. What were the founding fathers thinking on that one?

@geraldfisher6960 10 ай бұрын

they saw the possibility of what would happen today with the dems doing everything possible to destroy the presidency and democratic elections.....besides your being a racist has a lot to do with your hate for roberts

@steverogers2603 10 ай бұрын

Long Dong Silver

@christopherhuff3123 10 ай бұрын

And decades later, NOTHING has changed. These days, Carroll and Daniels are the villains and Mrs. Trump might as well not exist.

@susanbengston3208 10 ай бұрын

The Founding Fathers did Not allow for ‘Self Pardons.’

@geraldfisher6960 10 ай бұрын

@@susanbengston3208 well I hope they pass it before biden pardons himself and his son, along with all the other members of his family.....who would have thought that a vegetable would have been able to receive tens of millions of dollars without having a business....you lefties really choose them

@bmiller949 10 ай бұрын

Did Thomas declare these financial gifts on his taxes? Looks like tax evasion to me if he didn't.

@albertbrammer9263 10 ай бұрын

Should be methods to remove Supreme Court Judges. The fact that Trump's nominees lied to the Senate should have them removed.

@paulaitix77 10 ай бұрын

he took cues from the biden family

@moonkey537 10 ай бұрын

@@paulaitix77still a crime 😂

@paulaitix77 10 ай бұрын

@@moonkey537 possibly. though not nearly as severe as taking money from china, Ukraine, russia, Romania and other corrupt foreign adversaries like vice president joe biden did hahaha

@moonkey537 10 ай бұрын

@@paulaitix77a crime is a crime. Jared got 2 bills from Saudi. Oh well. No one will hold anyone accountable because they all (rep AND dem politicians) make, break, and enforce the rules. Stop being angry, specially at fellow citizens. Most people in power are corrupt, no matter the party affiliation.

@NoorAlam-jw2zj 10 ай бұрын

Anybody who is surprised that someone who has chosen a career that is intimately involved in the judging and caging of human beings is a not good person or is involved in nefarious activities is simply delusional these are very cruel people

@hb1338 10 ай бұрын

In the UK, all judges are expected to restrict their social life to family and a very small number of close friends. This is to ensure that they are beyond reproach in their behaviour and that there can be no possibility of favours being offered or received. It seems that similar ideas apply in the USA, but that there are people who didn't get the memo. The fact that Thomas claims that his salary is not worthy of the job should be sufficient to disqualify him from the Supreme Court; the latter is a job one does for the honour and for the privilege of being able to influence the law - it is not a job where the salary matters. If Thomas *really* does the job as a matter of principle (as he claims), then he would surely understand the principle of not accepting gifts from ANYONE. Poor boy rose to the top of the tree, then decided to get greedy.

@MorganTheva Ай бұрын

It says a lot that the "old world" now has courts that are less corrupt than USA. The GOP has led USA on a downward spiral over the last few decades. The founding fathers would be mortified.

@roscodoggo7456 10 ай бұрын

This is why there needs to be term limits AND an Ethics Committee established to handle ALL federal judges.

@mateuszminsky5619 10 ай бұрын

Term limits are useless. We need AGE limits, mandatory retirement at 70, if for anything, as a check and balance to the obscene amounts of money that keep incumbent and careerist politicians in place. We need to level the proverbial field from time to time with a simple constitutional mechanism that removes the politician and their money at the same time.

@roscodoggo7456 10 ай бұрын

@@mateuszminsky5619 term limits ARE age limits and you actually cannot set an age limit because that is unconstitutional. If you make SCOTUS get out after 3 terms then you don't have people pushing 80 on the bench. Same thing with Congress, 3 terms and then you're out. Clarence Thomas has been on the bench since 1991, under my plan he would have been out in 2003. Not to mention I don't want our executive branch appointing anyone on the judicial branch. Those positions should be decided by the voters not POTUS.

@freyasworld5024 10 ай бұрын

Yeah like term limits for old hags that can’t even remember what they’re doing in Congress LMFAO

@neeldani7450 10 ай бұрын

Libruls cheat in elections, get majority in Congress, therefore get majority in the committees and use that power to harass conservative justices. Ethics Committee my rearend!

@ecurewitz 10 ай бұрын

They need to be held to the same standards of the law as everyone else

@SM-ug8sj 10 ай бұрын

He should not be on the Supreme Court anyway. Anita Hill spoke the truth in her testimony, as do other witnesses when potential justices are being vetted, yet they are always ignored for some reason…

@Xxwill55xX 10 ай бұрын

how do you know this?

@mb-3faze 10 ай бұрын

Just one of the at least two sex offenders on the court.

@1USA1st 10 ай бұрын

No, Anita Hill spoke a lie, encouraged and coerced br Senator Joe Biden and other crooked Democrats at the time. Just like they did to Kavanaugh with Blassi-Ford

@JayBee-cr8jm 10 ай бұрын

@@mb-3faze Tara Reade spoke the truth. Kavanaughs accusers have all since recanted. Yes, all of them. Frankens accusers have not.

@elmosweed4985 10 ай бұрын

@@mb-3faze Do not forget one of them also committed perjury during his job interview.

@Gigi-pb9xw 10 ай бұрын

Great reporting Propublica! Our country deserves better!

@cynibunny 10 ай бұрын

I am a counselor who considers several factors important to my clients' health. Their support network is a key factor, because that network is essential for clients' values, beliefs, and sense of security. When a justice allies themselves with a lifestyle, they are making a decision to risk being corrupted toward that lifestyle. If that lifestyle is orchestrated regularly through relationships with the 0.1% richest people in the U.S., the receiver of that shared lifestyle will change their worldview more favorably toward their benefactors. As a result, Clarence Thomas has put himself under significant pressure to side with the ultra-rich. The fact that he has not reported these instances of corruption obviously reveals his favoritism.

@ellao.2433 10 ай бұрын

This is what you call a store bought justice.

@unchargedpickles6372 10 ай бұрын

In my job, as a nurse in management, our policy doesn't let us accept gifts beyond cups, pens, and cheap novelty items. If we are invited anywhere by a client it must be a justifiable environment where business can be done in and not an extravagant place, must be a modest priced meal and location etc. So...this...being allowed for people who get to make national law precedents in UNACCEPTABLE!!!

@resQfurppl 10 ай бұрын

most places don’t, it’s inappropriate. for judges, supreme court judges no less, to act so unethical is such a disgrace to the bench & our country/judicial system - deplorable!! i really hope dems control everything next election & we can remove the corruption

@user-cv8xw8zn5u 10 ай бұрын

NoChristmas gifts ;-)

@snapdragon1194 10 ай бұрын

@@user-cv8xw8zn5u💩

@danhdo8233 10 ай бұрын

wow

@NopeUghUghAbsolutelyNot 10 ай бұрын

Even dollar general has this policy for managers on up. The excuses are ridiculous

@rebeccamd7903 10 ай бұрын

I think it’s ridiculous that every other position in government or organizations getting government funding has some oversight for this type of stuff, yet the highest branch of the judicial branch has zero. Disgusting!!

@mrsatire9475 10 ай бұрын

... and they claim they hold themselves to a higher standard. Slap in the face!

@isabelgalligan2619 10 ай бұрын

He needs to be held accountable

@thomascaldwell3275 10 ай бұрын

How dare corrupt Clarence sit in judgment of ANYONE!

@Todd.B 10 ай бұрын

Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a hack court but to be fair, the SC doesn’t make judgements about individuals, they don’t send people to prison, the make a judgement on the interpretation of the laws.

@krismctopher7 10 ай бұрын

Owned and operated by a Nazi.

@thomascaldwell3275 10 ай бұрын

@@TesseractDome He's hidden the "gifts" [a.k.a. "bribes"] of $ millions; unreported income he owes taxes on! For starters. Do you follow his example?

@jakckt 10 ай бұрын

Pretty sure they would not be “friends” with him if he was not a supreme court justice.

@joedaniels1597 10 ай бұрын

Why would a billionaire be friends with a Georgia country boy who probably didn't haves until he went to school?

@rickjusino3774 10 ай бұрын

They are not his friends, they are his masters!

@RabbityGoodness 10 ай бұрын

Pretty sure? Well case closed. 🤦‍♂️

@RabbityGoodness 10 ай бұрын

Now do the other judges. 😂 yeah. Right.

@MsWarriordiva 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@user-st6nt4ou6f 10 ай бұрын

Thanks to Pro publica. ❤❤ Keeping us informed

@Blackferret66 10 ай бұрын

"The job is not worth doing for what they pay. It is worth doing for the kickbacks."

@mst3KGf 10 ай бұрын

Truly impressive what an utterly despicable individual Clarence Thomas is.

@user-cv8xw8zn5u 10 ай бұрын

JustLike JoeBiden

@arthurwright255 10 ай бұрын

Expand on that please, why do you feel that way?

@mocheeks709 10 ай бұрын

Uncle Clarence needs to go

@marianaalexandru6166 10 ай бұрын

@@user-cv8xw8zn5u

@brendonclark562 10 ай бұрын

He should have been smarter and had his drug attack son collect the money for him!

@larryburgess4816 10 ай бұрын

I worked for the government for 27 years and all I was allowed to accept was a cup of coffee. And rightfully so.

@MrBreeze66 10 ай бұрын

Biden got milllions from china, ukraine and romania and theres nothing to see there according to the dems.

@The_Tiffster 10 ай бұрын

The idea that he is in charge of making judgment calls regarding the moral and ethical standards of others is extremely disturbing! How can he be expected to oversee a case involving, say, a person who accepted bribes? And after all of this has surfaced, he continues to sit in that position? Why is everybody acting like they are helpless to remove him? What if he murdered somebody? Would congress still be like "too bad we are powerless to do anything about it...." - remind me again how "nobody's above the law"🤦‍♂️

@neuroticnation144 10 ай бұрын

The idea that people haven’t lost confidence because of their ruling, but because of the appearance of impropriety, is out of touch and ludicrous. Their rulings are very much a part of why people don’t trust them. And it’s not the “appearance” of impropriety, it’s actual impropriety.

@kathrynkerr3317 10 ай бұрын

Big admiration for ProPublica.

@aandrus2169 10 ай бұрын

Bravo, Pro Publica! This behavior is absolutely reprehensible in Supreme Court Judges OR any other political entity.

@ellab8897 10 ай бұрын

It’s distressing and sad the way the Supreme Court has become so politicized. I believe the original concept was to have an *impartial* panel of highly esteemed judges. They would render a final ruling on a legal case. Nowhere near impartiality now. EDIT FOR CLARITY : The judges were to render a final ruling on a legal case, using and based upon interpretation of existing law. *Not* based upon politics, as the Supreme Court is *not meant* to be a political entity. Historically, that has been what was done, certainly for the most part. More recently, rulings increasingly appear to represent political views, which aren’t impartial.

@sierraguru6942 10 ай бұрын

The Supreme Court isn't supposed to be a political entity at all. The Senate,made it one.

@kp63 10 ай бұрын

@@ellab8897 We have an extremely balanced court currently. There have been several cases ruled in favor of the liberals. What you want is a far left court that does whatever Democrats want

@ellab8897 10 ай бұрын

@@kp63- The swooshing sound you hear, is the point of my reply going over your head. To be fair, from your response it’s clear I didn’t get it across well. At all. You inferred a lot from what I wrote, which tells me I’d better edit it. Although, your response is emblematic of what I was thinking. The Supreme Court is not meant to be a political entity. By design, the intent is to keep it separate from the legislative, and from the executive, branches. Impartial. No politics. In theory, if seemingly no longer in fact. Btw, please don’t tell me what I want; you’re not me. You used “liberals,” “far left,” and “Democrats” in your response. All of them political terms. Meanwhile, I didn’t use “conservatives,” or “far right,” or “republicans.” As long as you brought it up, please list examples of the “several cases ruled in favor of the liberals,” and what the rulings were. From the “extremely balanced court currently.”

@mrsatire9475 10 ай бұрын

@@kp63We do not have a balanced court and it does not represent the people or the law. What you want is corruption and to end democracy.

@cornblaque2310 10 ай бұрын

As a nurse, I’m not allowed to take gifts from patients, patient families, pharmaceutical companies, and other medical companies. Why aren’t our politicians being held to the same standard?

@EatWell23QWB 10 ай бұрын

Such a disgrace to our country.

@hollyhill2045 10 ай бұрын

When your supreme court judges can behave this way and keep their jobs for life, there needs to be changes in the system.

@donnafortunato3059 10 ай бұрын

Term limits!!!!

@debbieperalta4129 10 ай бұрын

Exactly 👍

@craigb8228 9 ай бұрын

Personally I hope he doesn't quit because I am drooling at the possibility of a supreme court impeachment.

@MarceloRomero360 10 ай бұрын

When Anita Hill laid out her claims of abuse working for Thomas, the next day's hearing when Thomas was to answer her charges he said he didn't watch or listen to her testimony. And then referred to it as a 'modern day lynching'. This guy is truly unworthy of his position.

@spicyirwin5835 10 ай бұрын

She was so brave to warn us just as Stormy Daniels did in a diff way. Both predators r bullies & GOPs that believes in party over country.

@fisherguzzi 10 ай бұрын

Thomas says the SC pay ain’t worth it. He solved that problem handsomely

@allwheeldrive 10 ай бұрын

What does it take for this country to open its eyes and do something about corruption?! Our legal and political systems need a serious overhaul.

@tonyray4565 10 ай бұрын

The “holier than thou” Supreme Court.

@Im_so_Retro85 10 ай бұрын

It is absolutely putrid

@BigBadJerryRogers 10 ай бұрын

Well they get the imperial robes, maybe they should just add crowns with jewels too. What do you expect when we call people Supremes? Does it surprise anyone?

@facelessman9224 10 ай бұрын

Cry more.

@billymorton8934 10 ай бұрын

One of the biggest disappointments in my life is today’s US Supreme Court ! Whatever happened to lead by example ?🤮

@NguageTrains 10 ай бұрын

That’s what you get when you appoint a monkey

@dreamcoyote 10 ай бұрын

I think a finger could be pointed at the Federalist Society. I know they would defer, but if you are going to push to the front of the line to propose candidates, you also earn some of the responsibility for how those picks behave.

@donaldintlekofer8448 10 ай бұрын

Reagan, corrupted everything. Remember him laughing a us, saying "Greed is Good. Ha Ha Ha." big jock to destroy his country.

@groovytunes2 10 ай бұрын

Maybe the white house should actually answer questions about where all the money they have came from. Definitely not from his own job

@GotoHere 10 ай бұрын

Lead by example like klansman mentee, bigot, racist , xenophobe Joe Biden? (Joe Biden’s own words)

@rhondad4012 10 ай бұрын

Thomas can’t be the only justice on the take!

@JR-pr8jb 10 ай бұрын

I worked in a government agency. We couldn't (and wouldn't) even accept a free pizza for an office party. We took up a collection or brought dishes from home.

@donaldspaulding6973 10 ай бұрын

Another examples of the GOP's claim of a "two tiered justice system". The other is that a indicted felon is free to roam the streets and threaten judges.

@MrCanucklehead75 10 ай бұрын

That's because republicans are soft on crime when it's their own that keep getting caught committing them.

@8088I 10 ай бұрын

Saa..adly, his Grift goes on & on! . . . Confiscate the ill gotten gain$$$,....,…! All of it! At least freeze his ill gotten Accounts in the interim - to keep the 'Fraud' from continuing.

@Left_hand_clapping 10 ай бұрын

So true. The justice system for the wealthy and privileged, the other tier for the working class and minorities.

@cocaine_hookers 10 ай бұрын

A reliable source told me they were just talking about the weather

@geraldfisher6960 10 ай бұрын

hey donald that has happened already several times.. wh do you watch a racist news source like CNN.. do you also successful hate black americans

@patriciamacronald1340 10 ай бұрын

As an employee of the State of New Jersey, NO gifts of any kind could be accepted! Such corruption of these people.

@charlenescott7256 10 ай бұрын

College athletes can't receive gifts.

@sean4907 10 ай бұрын

Luckily for them, they are the ones who get to decide what corruption is.

@jonathanbabcock9177 10 ай бұрын

As an employee of freaking Aldi's we can't accept gifts/tips. This should be illegal.

@blnunya6689 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, yeah...I work for government(I keep the buildings functioning)in Indiana...same kind of rules that virtually no one follows...if people don't realize that virtually all of government and our judicial system is completely corrupt to the core than they're just not serious people. The very same lawmakers and political pundits ringing their hands over the corruption are more than likely guilty of the same damn thing.

@oxygen69able 10 ай бұрын

He needs to be bought a PERMANENT VACATION.

@bwyyy7306 10 ай бұрын

If he believes he did nothing wrong, then he has no business being a judge.

@MikeyManyMoons 10 ай бұрын

But god forbid we give the students debt relief smh what a bs system we have

@Arational 10 ай бұрын

"No one is above the law" is the founding principle of the American justice system. Thomas believes that he is above the law. That seems to be the prevailing attitude among Republican Justices.

@CD-om8iq 10 ай бұрын

Thomas, Roberts, Trump and many others ... top leaders who think the law and ethics are for everyone except them.

@JayBee-cr8jm 10 ай бұрын

Joe Biden stole those documents. He is above the law. So is Ray Epps.

@marshatolbert154 10 ай бұрын

I would say Republicans as a group have that view 😞

@melindaunknown6411 10 ай бұрын

And as long as nothing happens to the justices for doing this crap, they ARE above the law.

@jessestreet2549 10 ай бұрын

presidents are not kings justices are not gods republicans (and too many dems) ARE crooks.

@iancooke0963 10 ай бұрын

It’s time to end life time appointments of Federal justices, how can we trust them.

@vm6044 10 ай бұрын

I worked in a county hospital’s pharmacy in North CA, where getting gifts was not allowed, including gifts from patients or from drug companies.

@rosejames1436 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for bringing this information to light. Clearly, the Supreme Court needs this scrutiny and some kind of accountability.

@checksandbalances6714 10 ай бұрын

Thomas is more despicable than Anita Hill tried to tell us Please expand the court so these corrupt justices can be at least diluted !

@kendallsmith1458 10 ай бұрын

Maybe he was just a pervert back then?

@sandragruhle6288 10 ай бұрын

Those are just the ones we have heard about. How many dinners, theater tickets, gifts, and various other opportunities did he receive as a “law-abiding judge”? Inquiring minds want to know.

@artzinrezidenc 10 ай бұрын

It’s going to be interesting to see how the other 8 justices contrast and compare to Thomas when pro publica subjects them to the same intense scrutiny

@bearitraeb 10 ай бұрын

No life long appointments anywhere in government

@kurtcurtis2730 10 ай бұрын

Why don’t we the people get to vote on them? Each state gets one…5 year term

@bearitraeb 10 ай бұрын

As the earth shifts and vibrations rise… this creates more light and the shadows can’t hide. Expect more of the darkness to be shined upon. It’s the only way to get to where we one unified

@janistotham-davies4300 10 ай бұрын

The Supreme Court has to be thoroughly investigated and all nine have to sign onto an ethics reform law and all their many gifts must be registered, so that we all know what gifts and from whom they are getting them.

@MegaLaidback 10 ай бұрын

The oversight is non-existent.

@1indefinitetruth 10 ай бұрын

we already have that... that's the problem, they just don't give a damn. we make them life-long kings/queens, & they tell us straight to our faces to go to hell for it

@supergoujon4776 10 ай бұрын

No. No gifts or favours of ANY kind.

@Msmayberry55 10 ай бұрын

@@1indefinitetruthyour actually mistaken Im afraid..the SCOTUS …DO NOT HAVE ANY ETHICAL GUIDELINES…all other a judges and justices do…BUT THE SCOTUS REFUSE TO DRAW UP ANY ETHICAL GUIDELINES TO FOLLOW…and they instead say that they are Supreme Court JUSTICES ..they can oversee themselves! It’s vile . The democrats,most specifically Rep. S. Whitehouse has been trying to get a congress to create a code of ethics for Scotus…but of course the Repulsive party refuses.

@randallthomas5207 10 ай бұрын

Congress has no power to pass laws regulating the Supreme Court. It does have the Constitutional Authority to impeach them for anything Congress wants to, even something as minor as habitually spitting on the sidewalk if Congress wants to. Congress needs to set out guidelines on what constitutes impeachable moral and ethical breaches for which a Supreme Court Justice will be impeached. And then stick to their guns if a Justice violates those standards.

@gregarioustumours2397 10 ай бұрын

No wonder the SCOTUS is out of touch.

@debbieperalta4129 10 ай бұрын

He needs to go!! Period!! 😡

@vnorvi 10 ай бұрын

I am a lawyer and was lucky enough as a young man to have cases before judge Fogel. A truly honorable man. It is utterly totally and completely unthinkable for him (or any other “normal” federal judge) to accept anything of any consequence. More or less even ONE of the things that have been listed with Thomas. Thomas is a crook. Simple.

@BillAngelos 10 ай бұрын

He's been the worst justice in American history even before this, so its hardly a surprise to us all.

@patrickfitzgerald2861 10 ай бұрын

He is a bought and paid for slave of the global gangster capitalists . . . full stop.

@snoglydox 10 ай бұрын

@@josephstolen-election5949 *

@wakemiamigreatagain 10 ай бұрын

@@josephstolen-election5949 If "The Big Guy" is Harlan Crow...then yes. Funny how there is no proof that Biden is even "The Big Guy" or if there even is a "Big Guy" but you clowns act as if its been proven 100% as fact. No wonder the Republican party loves you people, you'll believe anything they say, even if they are verifiable falsehoods or even just innuendo and accusations with zero actual proof to back it up. 🐑

@tuckhorse 10 ай бұрын

You lose all credibility when you tell me you're a lawyer. I wouldn't believe you if you told me there was a foot in the boot I'm wearing.

@laurie113 10 ай бұрын

The problem with American Justice, is EVERYONE sees the grift. And nothing is ever done about it. Thomas and Alito are prime examples.

@christinepizzi6197 10 ай бұрын

Dirty token Thomas. He knew it, knows it, loves it. He won the golden ticket. Look what kind of man he isn't. Oh and such a nice wife. 30 years ago so many didn't want that face on the SC see how right we were and are to this day.

@Notzen238 10 ай бұрын

I’ve heard repeatedly that because the benefactors had no business before the court, it doesn’t pose a legal problem. That’s hard to swallow because the Supreme Court regularly rules on cases involving tax law, campaign finance, the nature of what constitutes acceptable behavior among law makers. Just because these wealthy people weren’t defendants, it doesn’t mean that they don’t have a strong interest in, for example, eliminating limits on campaign finance which would effectively give the wealthy almost unlimited ability to bribe under the umbella of campaign contributions, or making certain types of taxation illegal, saving them a bundle.

@jin3520 10 ай бұрын

These corrupt judges need to be investigated. They need to set term limits for all Justices.

@littledickydolittle3071 10 ай бұрын

Wont happen 😄

@Madronaxyz 10 ай бұрын

Congress could set term limits AND force SCOTUS to follow the same ethics code every other federal judge has to follow.

@fadedrose9 10 ай бұрын

@@littledickydolittle3071 And you know this how? Facts please.

@littledickydolittle3071 10 ай бұрын

@@Madronaxyz Nope

@VLuee 10 ай бұрын

Yes

@WeylandLabs 10 ай бұрын

Who said you cant buy the law ! 😂 Our American supreme court is a joke now !

@sandrakicklighter2735 10 ай бұрын

The report is not the problem, the problem is the behavior of Thomas.

@brooklyndreams2028 10 ай бұрын

Go Propublica! I am so happy to see a media outlet cover the behind-the-scenes dealing of Clarence Thomas. He needs to be prosecuted swiftly.

@ilfaitfroid9739 10 ай бұрын

This is what happens with a lifetime appointment with no accountability. The problem is that this is not against the rules or the law. Even if it isn't illegal, it is unethical.

@maleighjohnson7020 10 ай бұрын

It’s appalling, absolutely appalling! I expect a Supreme Court judge to have the virtues of a saint, be unwaveringly ethical, more than anyone else in America! The privilege of such a position should come with the most highest standards of conduct professionally and privately! Clarence Thomas, and maybe some others, should be removed immediately! I can’t believe the folks that have been chosen lately! Appalling too was watching the hearings of Kavanaugh! What a baby! Also Amy Coney Barrett’s total lack of experience and her connection to that whacky religious group were also absolute jokes, and NOT in a funny way! Again, It’s just appalling. I can’t believe that the Republicans got to drag out and not allow President Obama to choose a Supreme Court member. Appalling! The Supreme Court SHOULD ALWAYS be even with 1/2 Republicans and 1/2 Democrats. Then the law, not political preferences should stand in their rulings

@maleighjohnson7020 10 ай бұрын

@TheWorld_2099 10 ай бұрын

Now I’m absolutely convinced that supreme court justices need term limits. 10 years, one term.

@SuziQ809 10 ай бұрын

Like he couldn't have taken many lavish gifts in a 10-year term?. Term limits are just muddying the water in this debate. It's about ethics, and rules they should follow.

@TheWorld_2099 10 ай бұрын

@@SuziQ809 well that’s a great point…and he could have. But 30 years of corruption, with no accountability, and no end in sight? Things would be very different if there was a way to hold them accountable. Term limiting is one way, but more is needed. He needs to be removed.

@MrBreeze66 10 ай бұрын

so we can have them running for office and kissing peoples ass for cash? no thanks. get Biden for his corruption before even talking about the SC.

@idontagree9658 10 ай бұрын

4 year, 2 terms limit, like POTUS. Publically elected by the people, for the people. Preferably through Ranked Choice voting. ZERO campaign funding. Equal Free (not publically funded) ad time on every platform. Also, IMMEDIATE moratorium on ANY SCOTUS descisions the judge in question was part of, following impeachment from office. Impeachment hearing should only require a 51/49% majority vote from both houses AND the President and VP should each have a singlular vote. The impeachment should be like a election recall. The public votes again, every voting person has a say. The standard For All Fed Public Servants (All 4 rings) really should be a majority vote from two rings brings the impeachment hearing. Impeachment should mean permanent removal from office and future elections of that office. The public's recall Impeachment Vote acts as a jury decision regarding the office. Actual criminal charges are handled like every other citizen. With expectation that harsher sentencing occurs for abuse of public trust. Objective neutraility to a code of civil conduct is expectation. Color of law duty is credible function. At minimum granting pardon when majority believes it to be in the public trust/conscience.

@thetruth1.613 10 ай бұрын

@@SuziQ809term limits would give these crooks a sense of vulnerability. They think they are untouchable.

@robinaddis-vaughn7271 10 ай бұрын

Hell, I was a small town municipal court judge and I didn't even accept free sodas at Wendy's or anywhere else. I took an oath and part of it was to avoid the appearance of impropriety. It's just wrong.

@oxygen69able 10 ай бұрын

He has no morals and was groomed for that position. I'm sure it goes WAY deeper. I wish I could have bought vacations for the judges I had to deal with.

@sandistill2422 10 ай бұрын

When I worked for the government, we were not allowed to accept anything worth more than $25 (lunches). Why isn’t the court held to the same standards?

@Dr.TJ1 10 ай бұрын

Last time I checked, Supreme Court justices are federal employees too, which means they should be under the same rules that prevent accepting gifts as any other federal employee. I don't know how anyone could say Thomas didn't break the rules.

@smz5302 10 ай бұрын

Can you imagine a federal employee taking that kind of $$/gifts...and not reporting? They'd be fired IMMEDIATELY.

@larryk1865 10 ай бұрын

That's because you don't know the law. Read 5 USC 13104 (a)2(A) "...except that any food, lodging, or entertainment received as personal hospitality of an individual need not be reported." That is the language of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. That same exemption from reporting would also hold true for members of Congress and the Executive branch UNLESS those branches chose to accept more stringent rules which they may well have. I only know that the Judicial Conference of the United States which administers the EGA for the judiciary, stuck with the original language up until March of this year -- 2023. Going forward, hospitality gifts are limited to food, lodging and entertainment received and consumed at the giver's personal residence or private resort properties. And private travel, most notably air travel, which clearly substitutes for commercial transportation is NOW explicitly excluded from the hospitality definition. These two major recent changes by the Judicial Conference promise to greatly curtail the future lavishness of hospitality showered upon Supreme Court justices. But the breathless media stories from the mainstream media concerning trips and entertainment enjoyed by justices IN PAST DECADES is almost certain to continue. After all, the fish in THAT investigative reporting barrel are far too easy to shoot.

@penguin32383 10 ай бұрын

We only know about these gifts because they leave such a paper trail and Thomas isn't even trying to hide them. Imagine what gifts he's received that we don't know about.

@kp63 10 ай бұрын

He probably wasn't hiding them because he wasn't doing anything wrong lol. Hiding them would be corrupt

@jackboot3946 10 ай бұрын

There was no paper trail for some of these. The reporters questioned resort workers, yacht crew and various contacts, and did hard work to get this information. Great work. Kudos to them.

@LostintheTwilightZone 10 ай бұрын

@@kp63He was hiding them....he DID NOT report them as is required by law!!!

@mellybee79 10 ай бұрын

@@LostintheTwilightZone🎯🎯🎯

@deniseeugene1852 10 ай бұрын

Keep up the press. Keep up the press on this story . Air it everyday .

@KLNDR 10 ай бұрын

No ****ing way. This guy needs to go, corruption at the highest levels. Disgusting conduct.

@lazyassbum 10 ай бұрын

I wonder how much it costs to buy Justice Thomas vote on reversal of the Dobbs decision.

@keithhunter3910 10 ай бұрын

Apparently 38 luxury trips more than covers it.

@DynaCatlovesme 10 ай бұрын

About 3 fiddy

@JBravo69 10 ай бұрын

Thomas would vote for the return of slavery if you handed him and his treasonous wife 1m

@BigBadJerryRogers 10 ай бұрын

I wish I could buy a judge like Clarence Thomas. That's my goal in life, if I work hard, hopefully I can achieve that.

@SkylerKPHDtrustmebroUNI 10 ай бұрын

"I don't need ethics, I'm a supreme court justice!"

@johnbabyaywbojjrgejkeoeojj8896 10 ай бұрын

If you would like to know what’s wrong with that court system ( it’s that John Robert’s is on the take also , along with his wife on the take !!! )

@RodneyYone 10 ай бұрын

TRUST ME,, ITS DEFINITELY,,IN THE PROCESS!!!AS WE SPEAK!!!!

@stevenjamison5896 10 ай бұрын

We are responsible for setting up a system where these supreme court justices can behave any way they choose. They are lifetime appointments with little oversight. Shame on us.

@dreamcoyote 10 ай бұрын

Well, the system already includes a means of enforcing that. SCOTUS can be impeached (and have in the past). The problem is, our system is set up with the expectation that only one pillar at a time could become unethical/corrupted. I don't see McCarthy doing squat as he thinks the Speaker plaque on his desk is more important than anything. Others don't want the balance to shift because they are desperately ruling from the minority. The citizenry in general definitely needs a refresher on how it's all supposed to work because they are supporting candidates who want to work against or outside of the system and it's checks and balances. So I'd put the responsibility first on those who actively misuse power or their roles and those that vote for them.

@AKing69 10 ай бұрын

Not "us". Please speak for yourself.

@jaaksavat7916 10 ай бұрын

Absolute power corrupts absolutely

@geraldfisher6960 10 ай бұрын

nah steven shame on you for your racist hate for roberts......lol look at biden and his taking in , so far 20 million dollars for favours he gave...

@cmdkaboom 10 ай бұрын

Remove him from the court! We also need to get term limits on the supreme court judges.

@facehugger3 10 ай бұрын

For breaking what laws exaclly?

@rock-n-rollfoodie 10 ай бұрын

He’s mocking the system currently just like former WH buffoon in DC case. Keep voting blue America 💙

@theblade9024 10 ай бұрын

Gee a conservative leaning justice freely taking money and getting upset when called out? Who could have guessed?

@dianestallings392 10 ай бұрын

@@facehugger3it’s not about the laws, it’s about the pay for play Thomas in involved in. A Supreme Court judge is supposed to be impartial and recuse themself from ANY case that they may know the defendant. He not only does not recuse, he puts his hand behind his back and accepts anything for a vote their way. If you don’t see this, your as bad as he is.

@KingDJ524 10 ай бұрын

@@facehugger3for taking bribes for him to vote certain ways. That is a crime

@Rascallexi2 10 ай бұрын

How hypocritical every politician does this why are they targeting this one man hypocrites

@mmiller7965 10 ай бұрын

The man has no shame and doesn't care He's quite proud of himself It's evident

@Pathan109ShortVideos 10 ай бұрын

No Accountability = No Justice

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@BrattyBetty 10 ай бұрын

"Co-Conspirator 6" is a weird way to spell Ginni Thomas." - TV producer Jonathan Goldman She also calls herself a political consultant, as the indictment describes number 6. Flipping her could be a pathway to prosecuting the members of Congress who were involved with the coup."

@TheJimprez 10 ай бұрын

Flipping her? Hubby will scorch earth to have her keep quiet.

@uponcripplecreek1 10 ай бұрын

It’s going to take a team of bodybuilders to flip her.

@BrattyBetty 10 ай бұрын

@@uponcripplecreek1 Hahaha She's Big Foot in lipstick

@fadedrose9 10 ай бұрын

@BrattyBetty That'll never happen. She's a dyed-in-the-wool MAGA conspiracy theorist. She'll never flip.