Crow wants nothing to do with Ginni and that’s the only part of his life he wants nothing to do with.
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I’m getting pretty sick of the “just a friend narrative” with no pushback. Given the size of the “gifts,” the intent no longer matters. Maybe he is their best friend, and he wants no judicial favors. So what! It’s about appearances. Has anyone asked Crow whether he has even an iota of a shred of an inkling how “this might look.”
“How this looks to a reasonable person” is the cornerstone of recusal jurisprudence.
28 USC 455:
(a)Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
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Pro Publica is thanking you and a donation would be nice (I did, after their earliest revelations about Clarence).
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Could be tough. I’m not sure there are any crimes here. But criminal behavior is not the point, and raising the non-criminality is a distraction.
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None of this matters, of course. The only way Thomas could possibly be held accountable is if he were impeached and removed by Congress, and that’s never going to happen. He could burn down a children’s hospital after locking everyone in it, and his job would still be safe.
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Do Supreme Court Justices get to commit crimes? Do they get to commit tax fraud, take bribes, or commit murder? I don’t remember reading that anywhere. They’re citizens just like anyone else and should be subject to the same laws and same standards as anyone else. These revelations about Thomas’ relationship with Crow merit an investigation. A Justice is not sacrosanct. They’re people and have flaws. The Court would be a much stronger institution if there were any sense of accountability for the conduct of Justices.
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There are three branches of government (everybody knows that), the Executive, The Legislature and the Judiciary. No branch has the right and no standing to advise another branch how to operate. It’d be like Rafael Cruz telling Joe how to act like a president and what to include in his next State of the Union address which would be “Joe, recite Green Eggs and Ham at the outset.”
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“Harlan picked up the tab,” said Grimwood, who got to know Crow and the Thomases and had access to school financial information through his work as an administrator.
House Republicans launch an investigation of the terrible problem of school administrators leaking financial information in 3 … 2 … 1 …
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Oh, right Crow likes to support youths that are less fortunate, like a grand nephew of a SC justice. Oh, puleeze, give me a break.
Thomas was a lying sleezebag coming out of the gate to become a justice.
Time to seriously do something to get rid of him.
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This has nothing to do with how the Supreme Court operates. This is a question of whether Thomas violated public corruption statutes, took a bribe, failed to declare income and pay taxes (otherwise known as tax fraud). This is about whether he’s subject to the same laws as everyone else. He could be a Justice, a corporate executive, or even a university professor, handles college admissions, or public school teacher. If he’s got a benefactor paying for stuff in exchange for favorable or preferential treatment, it merits investigation for potential crimes. When we’re talking about a public official, the standard is generally higher. I’ve got a local county supervisor who was investigated, prosecuted, convicted and is now going to jail because he used his influence to get his kid into college. Why should Thomas be subject to a different standard?
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When a prosecutor is found to be corrupt, all his prosecutions become suspect, correct?
But not here -
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Kudos to ProPublica for exposing the criminal scum on the Supreme Court.
Murdoch’s frothy white christian nationalist traitor blonde entertainers on Foxy News could learn a thing or two about journalism from them.
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Please. Roberts, Crazy eyes, Drunky brewster, Nonsuch, Uncle Thom, Alito, they’re all bought and paid for. The rich don’t spend money, they invest it with the expectation of a return. The idea that the average schmuck cannot be made to understand that simple fact staggers the imagination.
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In 1996, the justice was scheduled to give a speech in Dallas for an anti-regulation think tank. Crow offered to fly him there on his private jet. “During that flight, we found out we were kind of simpatico”
They were simpatico!
Well, GO-OOOO-OOLYYY! What were the chances!?
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Somebody please correct me on this, but wouldn’t it usually be the Criminal Investigation office (intentionally starved of funds by the congressional GOP, of course) within the IRS that would bring charges for tax fraud, and not the USAG personally?
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Yes. IRS would generally do the probe where tax fraud is concerned. Here, because we also have potential bribery or violation of public anti-corruption statutes, DOJ might also get involved.
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Are you sure, may be Mr. Crow bought Gini’s jewelry, or may be gave to her favorite radical organizations? Indeed, spouses are points where more egregious corruption can flow because they are often less scrutinized.
And why would Gini let Clarence have all the fun, particularly when she definitely knows he is on the take?
Same answer for @littlegirlblue
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Gee, it’s like a fairy tale having a billionaire friend, innit? Just wish and he makes it so.
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A cautionary tale: These guys had no billionaire friends.
I’d say what we’re witnessing with SCOTUS ranks above this.
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I can see why living in a household where corruption is an acceptable daily choice might put this kid at risk, but would Ginni and Clarence…OR Harlan Crow see corruption as a bad thing?
It sure does not look like it from here.
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