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Uncle Joe

(60,074 posts)
Mon Sep 25, 2023, 12:35 PM Sep 2023

SCOTUS Ethics Scandal Continues: Clarence Thomas Didn't Disclose Attendance At Koch Fundraisers



A new damning investigation from ProPublica reveals Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas attended multiple fundraisers in connection with the billionaire Koch brothers, who have spent millions on conservative causes and funneled vast donations into Republican campaigns. “None of this was disclosed as it should have been on his annual financial disclosures,” says Justin Elliott, reporter for ProPublica covering Supreme Court corruption and ethics. “He’s spending time with people like the Kochs who have active interest and, in fact, cases at the Supreme Court.” This comes as a Supreme Court precedent known as Chevron is set to be revisited, with conservatives seeking to limit the power of federal agencies to issue regulations in areas ranging from the environment to labor rights to consumer protection. “If this Chevron doctrine is overturned by the Supreme Court, it’s going to make it much, much easier to challenge a regulation if you, as a company, don’t like it,” says Elliott.
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SCOTUS Ethics Scandal Continues: Clarence Thomas Didn't Disclose Attendance At Koch Fundraisers (Original Post) Uncle Joe Sep 2023 OP
What the hell is Ken Burns doing with Thomas and Koch? Nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 2023 #1
Kochs have funded some of his documentaries. Nt spooky3 Sep 2023 #2
Kochs probably extracted a promise that Ken Burns would not do a documentary exposing them. And ShazamIam Sep 2023 #5
New documentary on... johnnyfins Sep 2023 #3
Ethics (?) What are ethics ? Naw we don't need those encumbering rules. republianmushroom Sep 2023 #4

ShazamIam

(2,695 posts)
5. Kochs probably extracted a promise that Ken Burns would not do a documentary exposing them. And
Mon Sep 25, 2023, 06:05 PM
Sep 2023

explain just why Burns has not explored and exposed the power of the Koch influence and actions against the U.S. democratic traditions and institutions. y,
And except for Ken Burns Civil war documentary, his products have been so tame they are boring and not worth any time spent watching.

republianmushroom

(17,406 posts)
4. Ethics (?) What are ethics ? Naw we don't need those encumbering rules.
Mon Sep 25, 2023, 03:16 PM
Sep 2023

Thomas and ethics in the same breath, your kidding. The man has none. IMO

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