Clarence Thomas never repaid a millionaire friend’s $267,000 loan which the Supreme Court justice used to buy a 40-foot luxury motorcoach, Senate investigators announced Wednesday.
Healthcare magnate Anthony Welters told the Senate Finance Committee he forgave the RV loan after five years of receiving payments on the interest but not the principal, the report states.
“Now we know that Justice Thomas had up to $267,230 in debt forgiven and never reported it on his ethics forms,” Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, (D-OR) said in a statement.
Wyden called on Thomas to specify exactly how much of the debt he paid and whether the loan was reported on tax returns.
Ah… the venerable old “make a ‘loan’ then forgive it” strategy for paying bribes.
At this point Thomas might as well have a tattoo across his forehead that says “I am corrupt.”
If he had even a speck of integrity, he’d resign.
If he had a speck of integrity he’d be a completely different person.
Narrator voice: He didn’t.
I think the only reason these shitbags used to resign is they didn’t have enough power to say “fuck you, what are you gonna do about it?” But he does, apparently.