Clarence Thomas’ yearly financial disclosure came with a highly unusual letter from the justice’s private attorney defending the luxury travel, trips, and property deals he received from Republican mega donor Harlan Crow.
In the letter released separately Thursday, attorney Elliot Berke called the attacks on Thomas for failing to disclose these gifts in the past “ridiculous and dangerous,” and said they “set a terrible precedent for political blood sport through federal ethics filings.”
The US Supreme Court’s leading conservative justice has been dogged by allegations that he violated financial disclosure laws by failing to report lavish vacations, tuition payments, and ...
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