The question on everyone’s lips? Why did Crow sponsor his trip?
However, it wasn’t all unexpected generosity and clandestine meetups.
The justice clarified that private air travel has become a norm for justices in light of the escalating security concerns post the court’s pivotal Dobbs ruling.
Thomas Lists New Reimbursements: Glimpses of Financial Undertones
Yet, Crow wasn’t the sole contributor to Justice Thomas’s itinerary.
The Orrin Hatch Center in Salt Lake City also played patron, covering costs when the justice was their star speaker.
Delving deeper into his financial cosmos, Justice Thomas unveiled a $12,000 remuneration from George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School and significant rental returns from Ginger Holdings LLC, a family real estate enterprise.
The report carried more weight with the disclosure of previously undisclosed dealings, most notably a 2014 property transaction with Crow, worth $133,000.
In a move similar to a mystery novel’s twist, the justice accepted an oversight in not mentioning the sale in the corresponding year’s financial report.
