Clarence Thomas never repaid a millionaire friend’s $267,000 loan which the Supreme Court justice used to buy a 40-foot luxury motorcoach, Senate investigators announced Wednesday.Healthcare magnate Anthony Welters told the Senate Finance Committee he forgave the RV loan after five years of receivin...

Clarence Thomas never repaid a millionaire friend’s $267,000 loan which the Supreme Court justice used to buy a 40-foot luxury motorcoach, Senate investigators announced Wednesday.

Healthcare magnate Anthony Welters told the Senate Finance Committee he forgave the RV loan after five years of receiving payments on the interest but not the principal, the report states.

“Now we know that Justice Thomas had up to $267,230 in debt forgiven and never reported it on his ethics forms,” Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, (D-OR) said in a statement.

Wyden called on Thomas to specify exactly how much of the debt he paid and whether the loan was reported on tax returns.

  • Flying Squid
    2•11 months ago

    Don’t tell that to Scottish and Welsh people.

    • ASeriesOfPoorChoices
      2•11 months ago

      Which aren’t countries anymore, but maybe not for much longer. The semi-united kingdom.

      • Flying Squid
        1•11 months ago

        You tell that to them and see if they agree with you.

        • ASeriesOfPoorChoices
          1•11 months ago

          I’m sure they would agree that they don’t want to be part of the UK for much longer, yes.

          What’s your point?

            • ASeriesOfPoorChoices
              1•11 months ago

              What they want to call themselves is irrelevant.

              Although the United Kingdom is a sovereign country, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also widely referred to as countries.[37] The UK Prime Minister’s website has used the phrase “countries within a country” to describe the United Kingdom.[16] Some statistical summaries, such as those for the twelve NUTS 1 regions refer to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as “regions”.[38] Northern Ireland is also referred to as a “province”.[39] With regard to Northern Ireland, the descriptive name used “can be controversial, with the choice often revealing one’s political preferences”.

              However, what the UK calls them IS relevant, and it seems I am quite wrong - they are countries in a country… in a way.