OccuWorld<p>Pressure Grows on Clarence Thomas to Resign as ProPublica Finds More Undisclosed Lavish Trips, Gifts</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ecerTqjwxE&amp;ab_channel=DemocracyNow%21" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=1ecerTqjwx</span><span class="invisible">E&amp;ab_channel=DemocracyNow%21</span></a></p><p>In the wake of ProPublica's bombshell report detailing even more lavish <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/gifts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gifts</span></a> from <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/rightwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rightwing</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> to Supreme Court Justice <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceThomas</span></a>, five House Democrats are calling on the Justice Department to <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/investigate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investigate</span></a> Thomas under the <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethics</span></a> in Government Act for accepting the series of gifts from wealthy <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/benefactors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benefactors</span></a> without following <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/disclosure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disclosure</span></a> laws. Federal judges are required to disclose gifts worth more than $1,000 — including travel. ProPublica's report documents Justice Thomas accepting 38 destination <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/vacations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vacations</span></a>, 26 <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/privatejet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatejet</span></a> flights, 12 VIP <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/passes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passes</span></a> to sporting events and eight <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/helicopter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>helicopter</span></a> flights, all paid for by wealthy <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/patrons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patrons</span></a>. We speak with co-author of the <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/ProPublica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProPublica</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/investigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investigation</span></a> Brett Murphy about the process of revealing these lavish gifts and why even other <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judges</span></a> consider it "an unprecedented amount of <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/largesse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>largesse</span></a> for a justice to be accepting, let alone accepting and not disclosing."</p>