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Harlan Crow's lawyer pushed back on Senate Judiciary Democrats' efforts to obtain information regarding his friendship with Justice Clarence Thomas.
The conservative billionaire, who apparently deducted business losses by taking the Supreme Court justice out for lavish boat rides, may have run afoul of federal tax law.
Crow, a Texas commercial real estate magnate, has repeatedly refused demands from Democratic chairmen of two Senate committees for detailed information about gifts and transactions benefiting Thomas, declaring the activity