The lawmaker was facing an expulsion hearing after an internal investigation found he had furnished a 19-year-old staffer with alcohol and later tried to intimidate her into silence about what transpired and their relationship. Republican State Rep. Bryan Slaton of Texas resigned his seat Monday in order to avoid a public expulsion hearing after an […]
“When you’re saying things like ‘No mention of Ginni, of course’ when talking about paperwork for the wife of a Supreme Court Justice—you’re probably doing a crime.” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas are under fresh scrutiny as yet another revelation, this one reported by the Washington Post on Thursday evening shows Ginni received tens of […]
The right-wing justice has committed “a foul breach of ethics standards,” said Sen. Ron Wyden, “which are already far too low when it comes to the Supreme Court.” U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden on Thursday said he will use his authority as chair of the Senate Finance Committee to get answers from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow […]
“This is exactly the type of situation that an ethics code that included vetting of transactions and full disclosure would clear up,” the head of the watchdog Accountable.US asserted. As calls grow for the impeachment or resignation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas over undisclosed gifts from a billionaire Republican megadonor, one of his right-wing colleagues […]