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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Martin Pengelly in Washington

Supreme court justice Thomas took 38 undisclosed vacations from rich friends – report

US supreme court justice Clarence Thomas.
US supreme court justice Clarence Thomas. Photograph: Rod Aydelotte/AP

The US supreme court justice Clarence Thomas appears to have violated US law by failing to disclose “flights, yacht cruises and expensive sports tickets” bestowed by wealthy friends behind at least 38 destination vacations, ethics experts told ProPublica in its latest blockbuster report on the conservative judge and his friends.

“It’s so obvious,” Richard Painter, a White House ethics chief under George W Bush, told the nonprofit website. “It all has to be reported.”

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