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Clarence Thomas Didn’t Fully Repay $267,230 Loan for Luxury Motor Home, Senate Report Says

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Thomas and his wife borrowed the money from Anthony Welters, a longtime friend, to purchase a luxury motor coach in 1999.

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Reports & sources

16 articles, oldest first.

  1. NPR

    New Clarence Thomas ethics questions about forgiveness on luxury RV loan (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    In August, The New York Times reported that Anthony Welters, a wealthy friend of Thomas's, loaned him $267,000 to buy the RV.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Most of Justice Thomas' $267,000 loan for an RV seems to have been forgiven, Senate Democrats say (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    All or most of a $267,000 loan obtained by Supreme CourtJustice Clarence Thomas to buy a high-end motorcoach appears to have been forgiven, raising tax and ethics questions, according to a new report by Senate Democrats.

  3. Courthouse News Service

    Justice Thomas never repaid luxury RV loan: Senate report (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The conservative justice's wealthy friend forgave a quarter million-dollar loan for a 1991 Prevost Marathon RV.

  4. Forbes

    Justice Clarence Thomas Did Not Repay Much Of $267,230 Loan From Friend To Buy RV (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Notes reviewed by the Senate committee showed that while Thomas made at least one interest payment on the loan, he “failed to repay the entire principal” of the loan used to buy an RV.

  5. Wall Street Journal

    Clarence Thomas Didn’t Fully Repay $267,230 Loan for Luxury Motor Home, Senate Report Says (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Thomas and his wife borrowed the money from Anthony Welters, a longtime friend, to purchase a luxury motor coach in 1999.

  6. CBS News

    Clarence Thomas loan for luxury RV was forgiven, Senate Democrats say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A Senate Finance Committee report says Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appears to have only paid interest on a loan before it was forgiven by a wealthy friend.

  7. Local News 8

    Senate Finance Committee probe into Clarence Thomas finds that he didn’t disclose loan for RV (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to repay a “significant” portion of a $267,230 loan from a friend that allowed him to buy a luxury motorcoach in 1999, according to a memo issued Wednesday by Democrats on the Senate Finance Commit…

  8. UPI

    Senate committee: Friend of Justice Clarence Thomas repaid $267K loan to purchase luxury RV (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    An investigation by the Senate Finance Committee alleges Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas never repaid a $267,230 loan that he used to buy a luxury RV more than 20 years ago while a wealthy friend covered the debt.

  9. Insider

    Clarence Thomas ruled against student debt relief. Now a Senate panel alleges his healthcare exec pal forgave his $267,230 loan. (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    A wealthy healthcare executive loaned Clarence Thomas a significant amount of money that Thomas used to purchase a luxury RV, a Senate panel found.

  10. Green Field Reporter

    Most of Justice Thomas' $267,000 loan for an RV seems to have been forgiven, Senate Democrats say - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — All or most of a $267,000 loan obtained by Supreme CourtJustice Clarence Thomas to buy a high-end motorcoach appears to have been forgiven, raising tax and ethics questions, according to a new report by Senate Democrats.

  11. Fortune

    New ethics questions swirl around Clarence Thomas after report says his $267,000 loan for a luxury RV seems to have been forgiven (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    A friend of Thomas who made the loan, forgave the debt after nine years of what he called interest-only payments, says the report by Senate Democrats.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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