Buffett has long said such trading would be a conflict of interest, and Berkshire policies prohibit it. But confidential records show that, on at least three occasions, he sold millions of dollars of shares in stocks that Berkshire was trading.
An investigation by the Senate Finance Committee alleges Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas never repaid a $267,230 loan that he used to buy a luxury RV more than 20 years ago while a wealthy friend covered the debt.