MSNBC’s Ari Melber is upsetting Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas amid new revelations that he and his wife Ginni have accepted even more gifts from wealthy benefactors than previously known.
“Do you think you’re above the law?” he asked Thursday night. “Do you think you can get away with this forever?”
Thomas was already embroiled in an ethics scandal involving undeclared gifts from billionaire Harlan Crow when two new stories emerged Thursday.
Then the This was reported by the Washington Post. this conservative justice activist Leonard Leo paid Ginni Thomas tens of thousands of dollars in consulting fees but wanted her name left off the paperwork.
In previous revelations Found ProPublica that the Thomases enjoyed luxury vacations “virtually every year” that included private jets, superyachts and exclusive resorts, with expenses borne by Crow.
But Melber played footage from a documentary in which the Supreme Court Justice says he likes “RV parks” and “Walmart parking lots” for his trips.
“I’m from regular stock, and I prefer that — I prefer to be around,” Thomas said.
“No you don’t,” Melber fired back. “Why did you lie about it? Did you feel guilty? Have you also lied to your colleagues on the Supreme Court?”
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