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cover things like private plane travel, yacht cruises, expensive sports tickets. the ethics experts we spoke with, including some former federal judges, said that by not disclosing the fact that he accepted those gifts, those are the violations of the ethics and government act. just to be clear, again, we are not just talking about clarence thomas. and this is not something that breaks down along conservative or liberal ideology in terms of the judges. we know for example that justice alito, when he passed, he was actually one of these trips at a ranch. we know that justice ruth bader ginsburg had actually taken a trip to jordan for a two, that was also criticized. but historically, justices have accepted these lavish trips and gifts. mark, what do you think is the precedent that is being set with respect to the supreme court, and how it handles these ethical dilemmas? well, right now, the court is setting a precedent that
while some of the hospitality, like these states and personal homes don t require a disclosure, justice thomas does appear to have violated the law by failing to talk about the flights, the yacht cruises, and expensive sports tickets. nbc news reached out to justice thomas for comment but did not immediately hear back from him. these are just the latest details on justice thomas s undisclosed billionaire funded trips and gifts that he received during his decade sitting in the highest court on the land. but be clear, he is not the only justice, past or present, to face these sort of ethics questions. samuel alito was also criticized for a fishing trip with a billionaire who have business, rather, in front of the court. and the ap also reported that justice sonia sotomayor s staff provided public institutions, with people seeking to buy copies of her books. this is not a repeat, simply a
close tabs on the intersection of money power in politics. tonight we are learning a whole lot more, about all the benefits supreme court justice clarence thomas has received from multiple billionaires. propublica s extraordinary new reporting riddled of a laundry list of alter luxury vacations, private jet, sports tickets, and resort visits that thomas himself has enjoyed without disclosing. them the stories based off information for more than 100 eyewitnesses, flight data and other records. nbc news has reached out to justice thomas for comment this morning but has not heard back. in the past, he is said he was advised that such gifts didn t need to be disclosed. i like to know who gave him set advice. show me now propublica reporter brett murphy one of the journalist who uncovered this information who the hell