Justice Clarence Thomas never disclosed three trips aboard the private jet of the Texas billionaire Harlan Crow, according to documents obtained by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The documents, obtained by Democrats on the panel, list three visits that have not been previously been reported: one to a city in Montana, near Glacier National Park, in 2017; another to his hometown, Savannah, Ga., in March 2019; and another to Northern California in 2021.
The purpose of each trip was not immediately clear, nor was the reason for their omission on the justice’s disclosure forms.
However, all of the flights involve short stays: two were round trips that did not include an overnight stay.
The revelation underlined the extent to which Justice Thomas has relied on the generosity of his friends over the years and the consistency with which he declined to report those ties.
Persons:
Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow, Thomas
Organizations:
Senate
Locations:
Texas, Montana, Savannah, Ga, Northern California