Justice Thomas issues 9-page financial disclosure report amidst left-wing criticism.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Releases New Financial Disclosure
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has recently made public a new disclosure document regarding his personal finances. The conservative-leaning judge submitted his financial disclosure report amidst left-wing criticism.”>2022 annual financial disclosure report earlier this month, and the document was obtained by the Washington Examiner on Thursday.
The nine-page disclosure comes in response to criticism from the left regarding Thomas’ personal ethics. Previously, Thomas had faced scrutiny for accepting apparent gifts from Republican donor Harlan Crow without reporting them in previous disclosures. ProPublica reported on a series of vacation trips and expensive items that were seemingly undisclosed.
In his latest disclosure, Thomas reveals three different reimbursements to Crow in the first half of 2022, citing transportation, meals, and lodging. He also explains a real estate transaction he conducted with Crow, which resulted in a “capital loss.”
Thomas clarifies that he had been unaware the final sale of the property interests had been a reportable transaction, as he had previously reported the rental income acquired from the homes. Additionally, the judge acknowledges that bank accounts at three different financial institutions were inadvertently omitted in previous financial disclosure filings.
In the August document, Thomas did not report any gifts. He states that his only non-investment income, other than his judicial salary, comes from a position at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University.
Thomas’ attorney, Elliot Berke, emphasized that the filings are consistent with Thomas’ high professional ethics. Berke released a statement on behalf of Thomas, addressing the financial disclosure report and refuting the charges made against the justice.
My statement and executive summary on behalf of client Justice Clarence Thomas upon release of his 2022 financial disclosure report: https://t.co/0FB41uGFvi pic.twitter.com/kcIynFBpBr
— Elliot Berke (@elliotberke) August 31, 2023
According to Berke, “Over the course of his 44 years in public service in all three branches of government, Justice Thomas has always strived for full transparency and adherence to the law, including with respect to what personal travel needed to be reported.” He further states, “Justice Thomas’s amended report answers—and utterly refutes—the charges trumped up in this partisan feeding frenzy.”
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