A report from The New York Times details yet another luxury obtained by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas using funds from a wealthy associate. In this instance, it’s been revealed that he purchased a Prevost Marathon RV in 1999, using $267,230 received from Anthony Welters, a former executive at UnitedHealthCare who worked alongside Thomas in the Reagan administration, per the outlet. In a statement on the matter, Welters said that the funds were considered a loan and that it has since been “satisfied,” avoiding the phrasing “paid off,” which means it could have been a gift that would have then needed to be disclosed

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    Anthony Welters, a former executive at UnitedHealthCare who worked alongside Thomas in the Reagan administration

    A Democratic donor who worked for the Reagan admin? Come on now

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      I don’t care what their politics is. I hope pro publica takes this up and tracks the money to the source and prints eye watering story about it.

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      Why is that hard to believe? Trump used to be a Democrat, Biden voted for anti-LGBQT laws (eg. DOMA), Liz Cheney has recently supported LGBQT rights, etc.

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        Trump has never been anything other than a deranged psychopath. He’s non-political. What I mean is it really doesn’t matter. Corruption is just corruption. The reporting is misleading. That’s what I take issue with.