Justice Clarence Thomas took undisclosed trip aboard Harlan Crow
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Sen. Ron Wyden, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said flight records show Justice Clarence Thomas took a roundtrip flight on Harlan Crow's plane in November 2010.
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Sen. Ron Wyden alleged that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose another trip on billionaire Harlan Crow's jet, this time from 2010.
Sen. Ron Wyden, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said flight records show Justice Clarence Thomas took a roundtrip flight on Harlan Crow's plane in November 2010.
WASHINGTON >> U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took additional undisclosed travel paid for by billionaire benefactor Harlan Crow that the conservative justice failed to disclose, the Democratic chair of the Senate Finance Committee said today.
Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to the wealthy conservative donor Harlan Crow’s lawyer after records showed undisclosed flights between Hawaii and New Zealand with the Supreme Court justice in 2010.
Justice Clarence Thomas took a previously undisclosed flight on a private jet owned by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow in 2010, a top Senate Democrat said Monday – the latest in a series of revelations that come as the high court is under pressure to strengthen its ethics practices.
Senate Finance Committee chair Ron Wyden said the finding intensified his concerns that conservative megadonor Harlan Crow was engaged in a tax-avoidance scheme.
