The case of Clarence Thomas's motor home gets curiouser and curiouser

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

By Ruth Marcus

Is Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas a tax cheat? His lawyer insists not. The available evidence suggests this is a fair question.

​ “The loan was never forgiven,” attorney Elliot Berke said in a statement about a $267,000 loan from Thomas’s friend Anthony Welters that enabled the justice and his wife to buy a luxury motor home. “Any suggestion to the contrary is false. The Thomases made all payments to Mr. Welters on a regular basis until the terms of the agreement were satisfied in full.”

​This is hard to square with the information laid out in a Senate Finance Committee report on the transaction — and difficult to credit in the absence of supporting information beyond Berke’s conclusory assertion.

Thomas — with his multiple failures to disclose his wife’s employment, his receipt of free private plane travel and tuition payments made on behalf of his grandnephew — has forfeited the benefit of the doubt. If Thomas, as Berke asserts, indeed “satisfied in full” the terms of his loan agreement, then let’s see “the agreement.” Let’s see the canceled checks.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/26/clarence-thomas-rv-motor-home-taxes/

[BOSSHOG]

1. But Supreme Court justices believe somebody has integrity

Just ask Amy. Sophomore debate mr Berke. If you assert, you must prove. I know, incredibly difficult for a conservative to understand “must prove.”

And as an aside, slappy Thomas was one of five Catholics to overturn Roe V Wade in a 5-4 decision. Leonard Leo, Billionaire Catholic was very interested in the case.

[flashman13]

6. I remember that before John Kennedy could be allowed to become President

he had to convince the voters that he would not be an instrument of the pope. I'm fairly sure he wasn't. I don't believe that it is coincidence that five Catholics justices overturned Roe. Not that I'm casting shade on the pope. The ruling wasn't at his behest.

[BOSSHOG]

7. I have a lot of respect for Pope Francis

He’s not too happy with his conservative Cardinals and their world view. I do not look forward to his passing. The next Pope’s selection will be akin to republicans trying to find the key to the liquor cabinet.

I am a recovering Catholic. 40 years was enough. I left a long time ago.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Liar, cheater, grifter, taker of bribes AND has final word on all US laws.

[dlk]

3. Thomas is on the take

He is as crooked as the day is long, which makes his supreme arrogance all the more offensive.

[brewens]

4. Yup. The simplest thing in the world for anyone to prove and pretty much be indisputable. Plus, no

possible reason to be shy about producing the receipts if it's on the level. We know he has the motor home. He either bought it from someone, or it was a gift/forgiven loan.

I had some forgiven debt years ago and had no possible way to hide it. I got I think it was a 10-99 form. I had to pay taxes on it.

[Lunabell]

5. Wow.

No damned integrity or conscience. What happened to this person to be able to slither his way into a trusted institution only to poison it? Such a mindful indifference to any consequences of his "alleged" illegal activities. Sociopath? Is everyone in the GQP just a heartless sociopath? Greed. They are purely power hungry and greedy, with zero empathy. The classic mark of sociopaths.

[rubbersole]

8. Coke Can Clarence Can't Conceal Corruption.

[progree]

9. And then he used the RV as a prop to claim he prefers Walmart parking lots and common folk --

“I prefer the RV parks. I prefer the Walmart parking lots to the beaches and things like that. There's something normal to me about it,” Thomas said. “I come from regular stock, and I prefer that — I prefer being around that.”

regular stock, common folk, whatever

https://www.google.com/search?q=clarence+thomas+RV+Walmart+parking+lots+vacation&oq=clarence+thomas+RV+Walmart+parking+lots+vacation

[Skittles]

10. zzzzzzzzzz

let me know when something is done about his long-corrupt ass