Jun 13, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Clarence Thomas took more undisclosed trips, Senate committee finds

Andrew Solender

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, wearing black robes. — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Image.

The Senate Judiciary Committee said Thursday it found at least three trips that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas did not list on financial disclosure forms.

Why it matters: It comes amid a growing drumbeat of scrutiny by Democrats in Congress towards Thomas and fellow conservative Justice Samuel Alito.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) called for Thomas and Alito to be impeached in a House floor speech on Thursday, saying the Supreme Court has a "corruption crisis."

Driving the news: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the Judiciary Committee Chair, said the trips were listed in information turned over by billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow.

The trips include private jet flights from Missouri to Montana in May 2017, from Washington, D.C. to Georgia and back in March 2019 and from D.C. to California in June 2021.
That's in addition to two 2019 trips Thomas revealed in a financial disclosure last week, both paid for by Crow.

What they're saying: Durbin said the revelation "makes it crystal clear that the highest court needs an enforceable code of conduct, because its members continue to choose not to meet the moment."

A Supreme Court spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.

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