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to the b that. there is something normal to me about it. i come from regular stock. reporter: for more than 20 years, estes thomas has accepted lavish vacation trips from a republican mega donor without disclosing them according to a new report from the nonprofits journalism site propublica island hopping on a super yacht, retreats at the luxury adirondack resort. all-male retreats of the exclusive bohemian grove in california, trips that would cost a small fortune, thomas and his wife jenny have enjoyed them and flights on a bombardier global private jet as well, all without paying, propublica reports. in a statement, harlan crow, the dallas real estate bill in her who picks the tabs for these trips, says he and thomas have been friends since 1996. hospitality we ve extended to the thomases over the year or less is no different from a hospitality we ve extended to