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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has repeatedly failed to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts and travel from wealthy businessmen:

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/06/clarence-thomas-supreme-courts-gifts-republican-megadonor

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/us/politics/clarence-thomas-luxury-trips-ethics.html

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/07/opinions/clarence-thomas-scotus-ethics-zelizer/index.html

The billionaire has benefitted from Supreme Court decisions. And he bought a house that Thomas’ mother had owned:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/20/clarence-thomas-supreme-court-harlan-crow-luxury-gifts

The Los Angeles Times reported about Thomas accepting expensive gifts from the same billionaire in 2004.

The billionaire has a strange interest in Hitler and other murderous dictators:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/08/clarence-thomas-supreme-court-harlan-crow-hitler-memorabilia

Democrats are demanding the justice’s impeachment. While Thomas will not be removed from the court, his service will generate heightened scrutiny as it appears his judgments are for sale. He cannot serve honorably in such a disgraceful situation and should therefore resign.

Update: The rich also own another conservative Supreme Court justice:

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/jun/21/samuel-alito-undisclosed-gifts-billionaire-paul-singer-supreme-court

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/25/whitehouse-alito-ethics/