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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has taken nearly 40 luxury vacations on the dime of wealthy right-wing friends and benefactors over the past three decades, according to a detailed account published Thursday by the investigative outlet ProPublica.
The two met shortly after Thomas was confirmed in 1991. Alex Aronson, a court accountability advocate, wrote that ProPublica's story details 'just staggering levels of grift, corruption, and lawbreaking by a nominal public servant who wields tremendous power over all our lives.' 'Clarence Thomas should resign, or be impeached,' Aronson added.
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