The Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin revealed that the committee has discovered at least three more trips provided to Justice Clarence Thomas by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow as part of an ongoing ethics investigation into the Supreme Court. The investigation uncovered that Thomas took three trips, including at least six flights, on Crow's private jet in 2017, 2019, and 2021. Additionally, evidence of private jet travel during trips to Indonesia and California was found in an amendment to a 2019 financial disclosure report recently submitted by Thomas.
The Democratic-led Judiciary panel initiated the investigation following reports of Thomas receiving undisclosed expensive gifts, such as international travel, from Crow over the years. The committee has been advocating for a more robust ethics code for the Supreme Court, especially after revelations of trips taken by Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito, as well as substantial book deals received by other justices.
