In mid-2023, ProPublica published an extensive report detailing the many luxury trips Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife had taken with his wealthy friends. The report repeatedly emphasized that Thomas failed to disclose these trips as potential conflicts of interest, even though he was not required to do so. Multiple additional outlets promptly picked up the story, with the overarching implication being that Thomas’s travels with wealthy friends were clear signs of corruption. In recent weeks, President Joe Biden has gone on a similar excursion with a wealthy Democratic donor….
