Key takeaways:
- The report found that Justice Clarence Thomas had not repaid the full amount of a $267,230 loan he had taken out to purchase an RV in 1999.
- The Senate Finance Committee is continuing to investigate Thomas’s financial dealings and has requested additional documents from Thomas and his friend.
- The committee is also looking into whether Thomas has taken out any other loans or accepted any other gifts that he has not disclosed.
On Wednesday, a report released by Democratic members of the Senate Finance Committee found that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had not repaid the full amount of a $267,230 loan he had taken out to purchase a high-end Prevost Marathon Le Mirage XL RV in 1999.
The report comes as Thomas is already under scrutiny for failing to disclose gifts and luxury trips he had accepted from Republican donor Harlan Crow.
According to the report, documents reviewed by Democratic staff suggest that Thomas “did not repay a significant portion of the loan principal.” In 2008, nine years after the loan was taken out, Anthony Welters, the friend who had lent Thomas the money, had forgiven the balance of the loan.
The report has raised further questions about Thomas’s ethics and financial dealings. It is unclear whether Thomas has taken out any other loans or accepted any other gifts that he has not disclosed.
The Senate Finance Committee is continuing to investigate Thomas’s financial dealings and has requested additional documents from Thomas and his friend Welters. The committee is also looking into whether Thomas has taken out any other loans or accepted any other gifts that he has not disclosed.
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