Clarence Thomas’ Private Complaints About Money Sparked Fears He Would Resign

Per Propublica on Dec. 18, 2023: “In early January 2000, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was at a five-star beach resort in Sea Island, Georgia, hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. After almost a decade on the court, Thomas had grown frustrated with his financial situation, according to friends. At the resort, Thomas gave a speech at an off-the-record conservative conference. He found himself seated next to a Republican member of Congress on the flight home. The two men talked, and the lawmaker left the conversation worried that Thomas might resign… Thomas’ comments in 2000 were to Florida Rep. Cliff Stearns, a vocal conservative who’d been in Congress for 11 years and occasionally socialized with the justice. They set off a flurry of activity across the judiciary and Capitol Hill. ‘His importance as a conservative was paramount,’ Stearns said in a recent interview. ‘We wanted to make sure he felt comfortable in his job and he was being paid properly.’” What follows has been widely reported. Clarence Thomas accepted a flurry of gifts from friends and acquaintances. We have soliciation of a bribe in Sea Island, and bribery itself from Harlan Crow and other conservative millionaires. Open an ethics investigation now.