A report from The New York Times details yet another luxury obtained by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas using funds from a wealthy associate. In this instance, it’s been revealed that he purchased a Prevost Marathon RV in 1999, using $267,230 received from Anthony Welters, a former executive at UnitedHealthCare who worked alongside Thomas in the Reagan administration, per the outlet. In a statement on the matter, Welters said that the funds were considered a loan and that it has since been “satisfied,” avoiding the phrasing “paid off,” which means it could have been a gift that would have then needed to be disclosed

  • Grant_M@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Trump has never been anything other than a deranged psychopath. He’s non-political. What I mean is it really doesn’t matter. Corruption is just corruption. The reporting is misleading. That’s what I take issue with.

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      1 year ago

      I know, but Trump isn’t the only corrupt politician who cares more about power than policy.