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Democratic senators ask attorney general to criminally investigate Clarence Thomas

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida

Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate the Supreme Court justice.

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Senate Democrats demand special counsel to investigate Clarence Thomas (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Lawmakers pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland to look into the Supreme Court justice’s omissions on financial disclosure reports, which they say could have violated federal law.

  2. CBS News

    Senate Democrats ask Garland to name special counsel to investigate Clarence Thomas (opens CBS News)

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    Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden, both Democrats, asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to name a special counsel to investigate Justice Clarence Thomas.

  3. Forbes

    Senators Ask Attorney General For Criminal Investigation Into Clarence Thomas (opens Forbes)

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    The senators argue the Supreme Court justice’s alleged ethical misconduct “warrants criminal investigation.”

  4. Salon

    "We do not make this request lightly": Senators demand criminal investigation into Clarence Thomas (opens Salon)

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    The conservative Supreme Court justice has received millions of dollars worth of gifts from right-wing donors

  5. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Senators seek special counsel probe of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas “secretly accepted gifts and income potentially worth millions of dollars,” the Democratic senators said evidence...

  6. The New Republic

    Democrats Finally Take Action on Clarence Thomas’s Shady Dealings (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden are referring Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas to the Justice Department.

  7. PoliticusUSA

    Senators Request Special Counsel To Investigate Clarence Thomas For Crimes (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    Sens. Ron Wyden and Sheldon Whitehouse have requested that AG Merrick Garland appoint a special counsel to investigate Justice Clarence Thomas for criminal violations of ethics and tax laws.

  8. Insider

    Senators ask DOJ to investigate 'serious possibility of additional tax fraud' by Clarence Thomas (opens Insider)

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    Two Democratic Senators asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to launch a special counsel investigation into Clarence Thomas' ethics and taxes.

  9. NBC 6 South Florida

    Democratic senators ask attorney general to criminally investigate Clarence Thomas (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate the Supreme Court justice.

  10. Breitbart News

    Two Dem Senators Ask DoJ for Criminal Investigation of Clarence Thomas (opens Breitbart News)

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    Democrat Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and Ron Wyden (OR) have asked the DOJ to launch a criminal investigation of Clarence Thomas.

  11. The Week

    Senators seek special counsel for Clarence Thomas' gifts (opens The Week)

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    Democratic senators Ron Wyden and Sheldon Whitehouse called for a criminal investigation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

  12. The Guardian

    Democratic senators call on DoJ to investigate Clarence Thomas (opens The Guardian)

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    Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden demand inquiry into supreme court justice’s possible ethics and tax violations

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