He is also the only justice to hide the fact that his wife tried to overthrow the government. How many crimes must this man commit before he's held accountable?
Yes . Mr Thomas could not ever convince me he did not know what his wife was doing . And she could never convince me that Clarence did not know , and make sure she had the money to help with trumps coup . I'm so glad Trump and his cult followers , including the Thomas's, I AM SO GLAD TRUMPS CULT FAILED TO OVERTURN THE ELECTION .
We have others like Sen. Whitehouse, some of the best legal scholars in the country are in the House/the Senate; they're all Democrats who care about preserving democracy.
I know, right! He's like the adult in a room that's run by a few brazen, hormone drenched, evil teens! He's a rare and welcome glimpse of sanity where it is needed most, for me🙏❢
"InJustice" Thomas needs to go and his past Supreme Court votes need to be invalidated. If the court can overturn 50 years of settled woman's rights law, then they can revisit and invalidate "inJustice" Thomas's Harlan Crow purchased votes in all 5 to 4 decisions
Yes, let's not forget that episode! And while investigating who paid the mortgage and the debt of Bret Kavanagh, let's also investigate who in Bill Barr's DOJ dropped the 4000 or more tips that came through the tip-line regarding his past behavior and ethics!
We want the light to shine on Kavanaugh! We, the people want a thorough investigation of Kavanaugh. No one is above the law, especially, of all places the Supreme Court Of The United States.
Regarding Senator Whitehouse, AGREED! In regards to Clarence Thomas, many (including both black AND white), recognized his LACK of character, honor, ... you know, all those GOOD qualities during his confirmation hearings, so this really shouldn't be a surprise.
Senator Whitehouse and senator Warren are trying to unravel the right wing dark money and the JCN. The federalist society is really the judicial crisis network. In 2014 Mitch McConnell blocked every judicial appt Obama nominated and bragged about how he ruined Obama's presidency. In '17 in comes Trump. And now DT and Moscow Mitch put no less than 200 judges on the courts. MM rammed ACB's nomination to the SC less than a month before the election. This is where the JCN comes in. The Severino's and especially Leonard Leo played a HUGE part in getting these right wingers in the courts. And now we have a corrupt SC who are ideologues more than anything. I'll bet there's at least one more republican like uncle Clarence.
Alot of people are waking up though Jesus God father the heaven above doesn't like What his people are going through God bless the light coming into the world tyvm God bless you all in heaven above 😊😊😊
Over the years I've wondered what the first Bush saw in Uncle Clarence that deserved a nomination to the S.C. His hearing was a disgraceful mockery - most of us believed Anita Hill. I'm so grateful to Senator Whitehouse for his dogged, years-long efforts to expose the rampant corruption on the S.C LIKE ♥ 👆 SHARE ♥ 👆 SUBSCRIBE ♥ 👆
No we don’t. We have enough freaking laws. We need decent people to investigate people who break them. Decent people to enforce them and decent people to try people when they violate them. Without politics, bribery, coercion, plea deals or any of this other crap involved. WTF happened to decency? What is the incentive for regular people to abide by the law when our legislators, prosecutors and judges violate the laws freely. All while they “ do the important work of deciding” whether grade school children should be able to change their gender. (Grade schoolchildren can’t decide whether or not to change their underwear, they should NOT be given a choice to permanently mutilate and sterilize their bodies) The loonies have taken over the asylum.
There already is part of the constitution that gives the senate impeachment power over a Supreme Court justice but with such stringent requirements to convict (a bare house majority and a 2/3rds senate majority voting to convict) it’s a truly amazing circumstance that in 234 years we had had only 2 supremes impeached but none convicted.
There is no greater warrior for the people against the politicization of the judiciary than Sen Whitehouse. He understands the dangers of this corporate (fascist) takeover of SCOTUS better than anyone and has been shining the light on the Federalist Society's mission. Heroic work. Thank you Sir.
That's why the Republicans are always pointing the stinky finger at Democrats because as long as the focus is on Democrats, Know body will have time to focus on all the crimes the Republicans are involved in the real Crime Family. When you point a finger remember three more are pointing back at You !
Brilliant interview and reporting on this! Thank you Lawrence and Sen. Whitehouse!!Bravo, for bringing this disgusting behavior to the country's attention. 👍🇺🇸
Utterly despicable behaviour of somebody masquerading as a judge over all others. It is time for CT to stand down in utter disgrace and be indicted for the fraud in which he was complicit!
Something Clarence, himself, could have done for his own mother. All he had to do was "disclose" it. Clarence has been a Supreme Ct Justice too long to make "careless blunder"...you are correct Lawrence. These acts of Thomas are blatant disregard of policy on Thomas's part.
I have been wondering when or if the Attorney General would appoint a Special Counsel to investigate Clarence Thomas for his absence of good judgment in matters of ethics and financial disclosures. He and his activities have become a distraction on the Court. I enjoyed listening to a stunning breakdown of Clarence Thomas' activities.
From what I have seen in the good reporting we get from certain newsgroups, Merrick Garland is a spineless Trump supporter and finds ways to get out of making decisions to investigate or prosecute. It kind of makes me wonder what Trump has on all of these people in power and why are they afraid to step on his toes or even speak up. Garland is not going to investigate anything he's playing around with the drug war today in the news and it is well known that if we can stop a country from warring with another country, United States can for sure war on the drug cartel and stop it. So I think Merrick Garland is biding his time until he can retire and being very low-key and don't want to offend anyone and of course he might be in fear for his life because Trump is a mafia and they are well known for taking people out.
17:05 just a reminder he is a supreme court JUSTICE, if he is supposed to be good at anything it's legal interpretation. Not an impeachable offense all on it's own, but definitely behavior that is not up to the standard of what the supreme court should be.
1. You have to wonder what else he's done that is yet undisclosed. 2. You would now need to go back through EVERY judgment Thomas ruled on that also concerned that billionaire. Sounds like another sticky situation.
I'm shocked that this happened 9 years ago, and we're just finding out about it now. Same with the 20 years of vacations. Tell me one person in the world who doesn't talk about their vacation when they get back to work. Why is there no one in the entire supreme court administration that didn't have the integrity to bring any of this out into the open? This entire court is corrupt.
Thomas didn't utter more than 2-or-3 words in his years in the SCOTUS, until the GOP took over the bench. I doubt he said a word to anyone about anything.
@Ray Russell Exactly!! We should be focusing on this more. I guess he was secretly napping during the day, and planning fancy vacations. More important, this idiot is completely a stooge. Crowe and far-right groups groomed him for years. They realized he wasn't too bright, and his opinions could easily be bought.
That hearing was hard to hear. The disgusting, stinking, lousy, creepy things this shameful man gets up to are beyond the pale. The media needs to play the choice segments of that hearing on a loop until this disgraceful man resigns. Gee, I wonder why they won’t do that??
Long Live Senator Whitehouse for exposing wrongdoing by members of the Supreme Court, ----- and bless you Lawrence O'Donnell forgiving Senator Whitehouse a public platform😊
This is just the tip of the iceberg of the amount of kickbacks that a lot of people in higher positions of government are getting from the wealthy. If only we could continue to uncover more of this. We all somewhat knew this was happening because of how our country is governed and most of us Americans talk about this stuff in our daily lives.
@ Director Virtualtowns Well, we're witnessing a version of justice, being applied where it quite often isn't, by one faction of the government, where they deem fit, for mostly their own benefit. This is the "Stacking of the Court" that they promised. If you can fancy that as justice? Are we now going to have to start investigations into every time an estate was settled to confirm accurate disclosure was declared? We should.
Thomas should NEVER have been installed in the court!! His history of assault on women was appalling!! I never felt he was worthy of consideration. He needs to be impeached ASAP.
"InJustice" Thomas needs to go and his past Supreme Court votes need to be invalidated. If the court can overturn 50 years of settled woman's rights law, then they can revisit and invalidate "inJustice" Thomas's Harlan Crow purchased votes in all 5 to 4 decisions
A huge apology and compensation from Thomas (not public money!) should be given to Anita Hill for all she suffered over decades. Any involvement by Thomas' wife and perhaps even Thomas himself in the Jan. 6th insurrection and other involvements with far right wingers should be thoroughly investigated by non-partisan and well-respected government officials.
Impeachment of a Supreme Court Judge works in similar fashion to the impeachment of a President. The House has to draft the articles of impeachment and vote to impeach and then the Senate would decide if he was removed or not. The problem is the House is controlled by the Republicans so they are never going to launch an impeachment vote against Thomas so the Dems hands are tied on this with out assistance from Republicans. Until Democrats have enough control in the senate and house to do it with out republicans help it's not going to happen. The only hope is that it appears he has broken federal law so the Justice Department could charge him or that Dems regain control of the House and keep the Senate in this upcoming election cycle but for the time being their hands are tied.
Clarence believes he is American royalty and is above the law. When I was a law student many years ago, respect for all courts was hammered into our minds. Judges are supposed to be beyond reproach. Lyin Sammy Alito and Sneaky Clarence have eroded my respect for the US Supreme Court. I was a law student during Clarence's confirmation hearing, and that of Robert Bork. Bork was truthful during his hearing and wasn't confirmed. Clarence learned that if he lied, he would be confirmed. Lyin Sammy, Kavenaugh, Gorsich, and Barrett followed Sneaky Clarence's example.
Lawrence-You keep bringing the best breaking news and your reporting is always prescient. I have withdrawal when you are not on television. I absolutely LOVE your show! Keep hitting them hard.
@@sharonduggins7332 a really nice thought but he actually is the conscience of the Senate we need him to stay there awhile and it would be a waste of time energy and money. However that being said he could still run while he is in the Senate and will not lose his senate seat and that way he would get National recognition like senator 😮Elizabeth Warren has done and then was just able to go back to her senatorial duties and making Great Waves while she does it! I wish Jamie raskins could become a senator from Maryland however because it is murderous having to run every two years to be in the house.
That's an understatement! How they ever got by without having any is beyond me.. I guess Congress thought Supremes would all be above reproach. Far from it. When Abe Fortas was a Justice he did some shady things similar to Clarence Thomas. He was asked to resign by Chief Justice Earl Warren and he did. John Roberts is way too weak of a chief justice. He is probably very conflicted because his wife was anti-abortion and anti-choice although she did step down from her duties with an organization related to that controversy.
Well, those with any signs of corruption; no reason to attack everyone, simply in an effort not to look bias! We know where the stench is, so it seems pretty simple: get rid of all of the rot and keep the good . Of course, adding in some term limits and actual accountability, with real consequences to match! Then, dissolve the electoral college, make campaign contributions transparent... and - if I could list only one more - IT WOULD BE HARD, but... I guess I'd go with, politicians being held fully and immediately responsible for lies they knowingly campaign on (but-BOY, I COULD GO ON...😤)❢❢❢
😮ohmygoodness! I applaud Senator Whitehouse! I follow him here, and on Instagram. Hes a good teacher and long winded...thats cool because he has passion. Amen ro this!
If a federal employee fails to report a gift or other financial benefit that is required to be reported under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, they could face civil or criminal penalties. Civil penalties may include fines of up to $50,000, as well as disciplinary action, such as suspension or termination of employment. Criminal penalties may include fines, imprisonment for up to 5 years, or both. It is important to note that the severity of the punishment will depend on the specific circumstances of the case, such as the amount and nature of the gift, and whether the failure to report was intentional or inadvertent.
Yes. If this deal hadn’t put loads of cash in his pocket we would likely see not so much caring of his “mother’s” house that he co owned & had to pay property tax on. Please people, stop saying Thomas “couldn’t afford “ to pay the property taxes. Of course he could afford it. He just didn’t want to pay them.
he'll be worthless to him so I'd say immediately. I wonder if his poor mom will get evicted. But I'm sure he'll find another one. Brett Kavanaugh would be a good choice. In the meantime maybe he'll replace judge jenine on faux
Lawrence neatly laid out the coffin nails and Senator Whitehouse has hammered them down securely... Clarence better be picking out burial plots for him and Ginny!
I worked for the federal government for 25 years in customer service. A taxpayer sent me a thank-you gift ( an knick-knack or something I don't remember what it was) that was worth about $25.00..........I properly reported it to my manager who discussed it with his higher ups and I had to send it back, Which I did....no big deal....... As a lower level employee, even I knew what I had to report ....a Supreme Court Justice should know too........This is outrageous. .....
@Tina San How very squeaky clean of you. Good job! Now, if it had been a larger sum of untraceable cash or an equally untraceable promise of assistance is some other form, would you have reacted the same? Perhaps if you were one of the "higher ups" making the decision of what's to be done? I think as the size of the gifts, along with the position of the receivers increase (the possibility of being caught lessening) that the ethics of it all get hazier. Not that they should or providing any excuse for faltering, just saying that they do. It's not any harder to be a good person than a scoundrel, it is only a matter of how you act and when (+ the likelihood of getting caught). Wait a minute...25 years in government customer service? That had to have been terrible. Were there ANY positive calls? You we're owed a lot more than some cheesy knick-knack!!
@@jjgregory4844 First of all, nothing is "untraceable". How Thomas can think he would get away with it is really stupid. (for a Supreme Court Justice).........But you are correct that many higher ups think they can do as they wish.....And my 25 yrs. were very nice. Many people were very nice (guess what ....federal employees are real people just like everyone else). And YES, there were some wonderful calls from some very thankful people.... I got to learn a LOT......got to travel all over the US......got good raises and benefits......and now I'm retired with a decent pension.....I feel very fortunate that I have health insurance in my old age. The government treated me well....very "communist", huh ? (lol)
Oh and btw, I could have gotten a hell-of-alot more "gifts" during my time at the IRS...if I wanted to, but why? Greed ? Love of the finer things ? No. I have learned that money and power don't make you happy..
He is also the only justice to hide the fact that his wife tried to overthrow the government. How many crimes must this man commit before he's held accountable?
They’re tip toeing around his crimes because of the touchy race situation in this country. That does not bring Justice to the American people.
Yes . Mr Thomas could not ever convince me he did not know what his wife was doing . And she could never convince me that Clarence did not know , and make sure she had the money to help with trumps coup . I'm so glad Trump and his cult followers , including the Thomas's, I AM SO GLAD TRUMPS CULT FAILED TO OVERTURN THE ELECTION .
His wife needs to be indicted l for her part in & encouraging Insurrection with Pres. Trump.
We're on the same page my friend.
I will look into this.
I'm so devastated at the absolute lack of honor in most of our country's leaders.
You cannot be surprised at anything this guy would do. #AnitaToldTheTruth
I watch the hearings for his confirmation .. not to be forgotten !
#AnitaToldTheTruth
Senator Whitehouse! We need more people in office like him.
We have others like Sen. Whitehouse, some of the best legal scholars in the country are in the House/the Senate; they're all Democrats who care about preserving democracy.
Kathy Porter, Jaime Raskin, Adam Schiff and Hakim Jeffries are like Whitehouse.
Liars!? We have enough already. The KKK is alive and well in DC.
We need more Representatives and Senators like Senator Whitehouse.
Whenever I hear Senator Whitehouse as a speaker I feel confidence and faith in our country!
I know, right! He's like the adult in a room that's run by a few brazen, hormone drenched, evil teens!
He's a rare and welcome glimpse of sanity where it is needed most, for me🙏❢
I do to he shine the light onto we the people dearly 😊😊😊
Sen. Whitehouse is a good man. Proud to have him representing Rhode Island!💙🇺🇲🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
Im from MO, but I live in NM... Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is my hero!😆
@@BoogEOogEWoogE....and for the American people.
I salute Senator Whitehouse. Such a rock solid public servant.
You get 'em, Senator!
💙⚖️Senator💙✨
Sheldon Whitehouse & Representative
Katie Porter are a real
⚖️class act⚖️they know how to BRING IT‼️
Senator Whitehouse has come to my attention thru his investigation of SCOTUS, and
Now is a favorite of mine.🔥
@Steve P that was when mitch ran the senate. Things are different now
Whitehouse for The White House!
It's about time we hold our leaders to account. They should be held to a HIGHER standard; not priviledged to crime because of their status.
Amen, sister.
So Perfectly said!
Democrats and republicans or just republicans?
@ Mike Goetz BOTH!!
@@mikegoetz3184We don't discriminate, unlike you redcoats.
I wish there were more Sheldon Whitehouses.
Thank you, Lawrence for speaking ever so clearly for all those with "working-listening" ears to finally hear the honest truth! FACTS! 💜
Love you Sir keep up the Awesome and Amazing 💕 Truth.💯.
As an American, I want to see Supreme Court Justice Clarence, Thomas, resign or here by removed! thank you, Senator Whitehouse!
More serious lawmakers like Senator Whitehouse are desperately needed. Thomas has got to go period end of story.
"InJustice" Thomas needs to go and his past Supreme Court votes need to be invalidated. If the court can overturn 50 years of settled woman's rights law, then they can revisit and invalidate "inJustice" Thomas's Harlan Crow purchased votes in all 5 to 4 decisions
1000%👍❢
Can Clarence Thomas ever be an impartial judge on the highest court in the land when he is in the pocket of a billionaire?
I agree completely.
No wonder he always votes yes for all the crimes committed by his Republican friends! What a sycophant?
Now to find out who paid Kavanaghs debts and mortgage to get him on the Supreme Court.
Yes, let's not forget that episode! And while investigating who paid the mortgage and the debt of Bret Kavanagh, let's also investigate who in Bill Barr's DOJ dropped the 4000 or more tips that came through the tip-line regarding his past behavior and ethics!
The GOP from coffers fundedby millionaires
Hope ProPublica gets
right on it.
Another abuser & disrespect-or of women.
We want the light to shine on Kavanaugh! We, the people want a thorough investigation of Kavanaugh. No one is above the law, especially, of all places the Supreme Court Of The United States.
A civil fine??? This isn't a flipping speeding ticket! The obviously corrupt Thomas must be removed from the supreme court!
Fantastic initiative. Congratulations and full support for Senator Whitehouse. Thomas is shameless and unethical.
Senator Whitehouse, congratulations for all your efforts in finding the truth.
I love Senator Whitehouse… more like him, please.
He's fabulous! Great teacher too. Love his You Tube lectures on dark money in gov.
Does anything embarrass trump? Is he just immoral? And to think he was our leader for four years.😮
Regarding Senator Whitehouse, AGREED!
In regards to Clarence Thomas, many (including both black AND white), recognized his LACK of character, honor, ... you know, all those GOOD qualities during his confirmation hearings, so this really shouldn't be a surprise.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is a national treasure and true American patriot whose relentless pursuit of truth and justice hasn't gone unnoticed.
Bigot!
Thank you Sen Whitehouse for again doing your job protecting our Constitution aiding in the Law and Order of what we all are held accountable for
"InJustice" Thomas needs to go and his past Supreme Court votes need to be invalidated.
Not all, @ least, not yet. But thanks to people like Sen. Whitehouse we're getting there.
Senator Whitehouse and senator Warren are trying to unravel the right wing dark money and the JCN.
The federalist society is really the judicial crisis network. In 2014 Mitch McConnell blocked every judicial appt Obama nominated and bragged about how he ruined Obama's presidency.
In '17 in comes Trump. And now DT and Moscow Mitch put no less than 200 judges on the courts. MM rammed ACB's nomination to the SC less than a month before the election.
This is where the JCN comes in. The Severino's and especially Leonard Leo played a HUGE part in getting these right wingers in the courts.
And now we have a corrupt SC who are ideologues more than anything. I'll bet there's at least one more republican like uncle Clarence.
Senator White House never disappoints, always shines a light in the Dark places so we can all see!
And very careful about the fine print. He doesn’t elaborate or overstate the facts. No hysteria or provocative wording
Alot of people are waking up though Jesus God father the heaven above doesn't like What his people are going through God bless the light coming into the world tyvm God bless you all in heaven above 😊😊😊
Over the years I've wondered what the first Bush saw in Uncle Clarence that deserved a nomination to the S.C. His hearing was a disgraceful mockery - most of us believed Anita Hill.
I'm so grateful to Senator Whitehouse for his dogged, years-long efforts to expose the rampant corruption on the S.C
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Lawrence O'Donnell really hits it hard! Go, man, go!
Senator Whitehouse is a brilliant man.
Senator White House never disappoints always shines a light in Dark places
Senator white House we love yu. Vietnam veteran
Dear Lawrence, thank you for always standing up for our Democracy!!!!! It means so much to so many!!!!
Lawrence!!! It is apparent that you get it and are prepared and are stepping up to the plate when it matters most!!! Get down brother!!! 🤙🏼🎖️🙌🏼
Larry is a phony.
We need a Constitutional Amendment to hold the Supreme Court accountable.
They can be impeached and removed however we don’t have a congress that would impeach and remove
And no serving life terms on courts or in any government high-level position.
Agree BUT KNOW amending our Constitution is DIFFICULT for a reason
No we don’t. We have enough freaking laws. We need decent people to investigate people who break them. Decent people to enforce them and decent people to try people when they violate them. Without politics, bribery, coercion, plea deals or any of this other crap involved. WTF happened to decency? What is the incentive for regular people to abide by the law when our legislators, prosecutors and judges violate the laws freely. All while they “ do the important work of deciding” whether grade school children should be able to change their gender. (Grade schoolchildren can’t decide whether or not to change their underwear, they should NOT be given a choice to permanently mutilate and sterilize their bodies) The loonies have taken over the asylum.
There already is part of the constitution that gives the senate impeachment power over a Supreme Court justice but with such stringent requirements to convict (a bare house majority and a 2/3rds senate majority voting to convict) it’s a truly amazing circumstance that in 234 years we had had only 2 supremes impeached but none convicted.
Thank you Senator Whitehouse
Thank You Mr Whitehouse for everything you do for Us 😘🌹
Because Justice ⚖️ Matters ⚖️
Shame on Mitch McConnell for this cancer in our Supreme Court 👎
AAAAAMEN Krima!!!!
AGREED!
He has a LOT to be ashamed about. Unfortunately he will never seee it that way.
It wasn't just McConnell!!! Go back and watch the tapes. Biden was just as responsible for Thomas as McConnell ever was!!!
@@carlbeaver7112 I agree. I would also like to know the truth about his wife's family role in the chain shipping fiasco.
“…he did not want to know Clarence T for one minute before he became Supreme Court Justice.” Way to break it down Lawrence!!!🤙🏼🎖️🙌🏼
There is no greater warrior for the people against the politicization of the judiciary than Sen Whitehouse. He understands the dangers of this corporate (fascist) takeover of SCOTUS better than anyone and has been shining the light on the Federalist Society's mission. Heroic work. Thank you Sir.
It's always a bit surprising to see him so relaxed and collected in the midst of all that evil crazy🫣!
What are you smoking
Why are you talking ?@@JohnCaplan
Hope he goes to jail
And the ethics committee will strike soon. !!
Astounding segment. Thank you, Lawrence!
Thank you Senator Whitehouse!!! Keep up the good work!! ❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
You may consider me one of your fans. I really appreciate your presence in Congress! 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
I wish we could call him PRESIDENT WHITEHOUSE.
Senator Whitehouse voice of truth and law.... Thank you!
Speaking out of his hebrew bible
That's why the Republicans are always pointing the stinky finger at Democrats because as long as the focus is on Democrats, Know body will have time to focus on all the crimes the Republicans are involved in the real Crime Family. When you point a finger remember three more are pointing back at You !
Follow the money.....keep following the money.
Honest and thorough, Senator Whitehouse is always on the mark with his info. Grateful for him 🇺🇸😊
He has been caught lying.
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Provide proof for your comment, im curious
Finally a law that holds Supreme Court Justices accountable!!!!!
Thank you Senator Whitehouse and Lawrence! Please keep hammering the corruption ⚖️
Brilliant interview and reporting on this! Thank you Lawrence and Sen. Whitehouse!!Bravo, for bringing this disgusting behavior to the country's attention. 👍🇺🇸
Senator Whitehouse Needs To Be In The Whitehouse as President!
It's in his name! His destiny! Brilliant man.
Utterly despicable behaviour of somebody masquerading as a judge over all others. It is time for CT to stand down in utter disgrace and be indicted for the fraud in which he was complicit!
In this country Americans spell it like this - “behavior.” Foreigners, who don’t get a say in our nation, spell it differently, as you did. 🇺🇸
SCOTUS must have rules and policies around what they do and there should be built in consequences for any of them that violate the policies/rules.
Mr Whitehouse we are lucky to have a Man like you to represent us, and we are very grateful for your work. 💙 .
Something Clarence, himself, could have done for his own mother. All he had to do was "disclose" it. Clarence has been a Supreme Ct Justice too long to make "careless blunder"...you are correct Lawrence. These acts of Thomas are blatant disregard of policy on Thomas's part.
He was hiding his connections to Harlan Crow. Blatant conflict of interest.
@@jo-annerichardson34 as much as Leo.
This is money laundering and there’s more to it than what we know.
And he presided over a bribery case
@@mshindiwataji who the F** k are you speaking of?!?
I have been wondering when or if the Attorney General would appoint a Special Counsel to investigate Clarence Thomas for his absence of good judgment in matters of ethics and financial disclosures. He and his activities have become a distraction on the Court. I enjoyed listening to a stunning breakdown of Clarence Thomas' activities.
“A sense of good judgment”? That’s putting it very mildly!🤨🤔
This needs to go on Jack Smiths plate.
From what I have seen in the good reporting we get from certain newsgroups, Merrick Garland is a spineless Trump supporter and finds ways to get out of making decisions to investigate or prosecute. It kind of makes me wonder what Trump has on all of these people in power and why are they afraid to step on his toes or even speak up. Garland is not going to investigate anything he's playing around with the drug war today in the news and it is well known that if we can stop a country from warring with another country, United States can for sure war on the drug cartel and stop it. So I think Merrick Garland is biding his time until he can retire and being very low-key and don't want to offend anyone and of course he might be in fear for his life because Trump is a mafia and they are well known for taking people out.
Yea, but will Garland do anything????
There are other SC justices that need to be looked at as well - beer boy anyone.
How many complaints on beer boy were circular-filed by FBI - over 1000 ?
Thank you 🙏🏾 Mr. Whitehouse
Always a pleasure to hear what you've discovered senator.
17:05 just a reminder he is a supreme court JUSTICE, if he is supposed to be good at anything it's legal interpretation.
Not an impeachable offense all on it's own, but definitely behavior that is not up to the standard of what the supreme court should be.
1. You have to wonder what else he's done that is yet undisclosed.
2. You would now need to go back through EVERY judgment Thomas ruled on that also concerned that billionaire. Sounds like another sticky situation.
How many of the rest of the justices are getting things like this and not disclosing them?
I'm shocked that this happened 9 years ago, and we're just finding out about it now. Same with the 20 years of vacations. Tell me one person in the world who doesn't talk about their vacation when they get back to work. Why is there no one in the entire supreme court administration that didn't have the integrity to bring any of this out into the open? This entire court is corrupt.
Exactly what I thought!! Where's the watchdog groups?!! Wow 🥺
Find it hard to believe the 3 democrats have no idea what he does after work .
@@fritterfoof5146
No Republicans? Just democrats?
Thomas didn't utter more than 2-or-3 words in his years in the SCOTUS, until the GOP took over the bench. I doubt he said a word to anyone about anything.
@Ray Russell Exactly!! We should be focusing on this more. I guess he was secretly napping during the day, and planning fancy vacations.
More important, this idiot is completely a stooge. Crowe and far-right groups groomed him for years. They realized he wasn't too bright, and his opinions could easily be bought.
He deserves everything he gets. I remember the hearings years ago with Anita Hill. She told the truth and was basically told she didn’t matter.
I also believed Anita. Clarence was not particularly believable.As a matter of fact,I felt he was lieing.
That hearing was hard to hear. The disgusting, stinking, lousy, creepy things this shameful man gets up to are beyond the pale. The media needs to play the choice segments of that hearing on a loop until this disgraceful man resigns. Gee, I wonder why they won’t do that??
I remember them also. Clarence is a "bought and paid for" slave
Yes and she does matter, of course.
You go Senator Whitehouse our champion of justice and the Presidential nominee for 2028❤❤❤❤
Long Live Senator Whitehouse for exposing wrongdoing by members of the Supreme Court, ----- and bless you Lawrence O'Donnell forgiving Senator Whitehouse a public platform😊
This is just the tip of the iceberg of the amount of kickbacks that a lot of people in higher positions of government are getting from the wealthy. If only we could continue to uncover more of this. We all somewhat knew this was happening because of how our country is governed and most of us Americans talk about this stuff in our daily lives.
Yes, most become millionaires,
@@Faith-qk3my Both parties.
With his childish alibi, Thomas
proves himself to be a straight up
Pay to Play, Grifting Con run amok!
Thomas is nothing
morrre than a
Low Class
Grrifter!
Supreme Court Legacy 💬:
"Out! Out! Damn $$..$pot!'"
Kudos to you Sen. Whitehouse! May you be successful in this🍀🍀
Are we actually witnessing justice in the USA again???
YES!😂
@ Director Virtualtowns Well, we're witnessing a version of justice, being applied where it quite often isn't, by one faction of the government, where they deem fit, for mostly their own benefit. This is the "Stacking of the Court" that they promised. If you can fancy that as justice?
Are we now going to have to start investigations into every time an estate was settled to confirm accurate disclosure was declared? We should.
Senator Shelton, Thank you! It is time to act with all the facts rushing the investigation.
It's been a long time coming! Power to the people
Go Senator!
Thank you for TRUTH to American People !!!!!!! Thank you !!!
Absolutely 💯
More proof Supreme Court Justices must do Reforms to Limit Terms & put in place an Oversight & Ethics Committee
Trump helped throw out the ethics dept when he walked into the white house...
YOU ARE A ROCK STAR, SENATOR WHITEHOUSE!
Thomas should NEVER have been installed in the court!! His history of assault on women was appalling!! I never felt he was worthy of consideration. He needs to be impeached ASAP.
Kavanaugh too.
"InJustice" Thomas needs to go and his past Supreme Court votes need to be invalidated. If the court can overturn 50 years of settled woman's rights law, then they can revisit and invalidate "inJustice" Thomas's Harlan Crow purchased votes in all 5 to 4 decisions
He’s a creeper and a full blown criminal. Gee, I wonder why the reluctance to hold him accountable?
Impeachment does nothing. He also needs to be removed from office.
A huge apology and compensation from Thomas (not public money!) should be given to Anita Hill for all she suffered over decades.
Any involvement by Thomas' wife and perhaps even Thomas himself in the Jan. 6th insurrection and other involvements with far right wingers should be thoroughly investigated by non-partisan and well-respected government officials.
Yet again, if any individual should know the rules of law concerning ethics,donations, etc. ;it should be a Supreme Court Justice!
Oh my Lawrence... ! Brilliant report by you and Politico!
Not Politico, the investigative reporting was ProPlublica
@@chloekey8043 oh!
Thank you Sheldon Whitehouse you make me proud 🦚🦚
Get him Senator Whitehouse! Thank you Sir for watching out for real Americans!
Thanks senator Whitehouse
I love Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. He he is so thorough and demonstrates the highest integrity anyone could ever have especially in government.
Sen. Whitehouse is a National and worldwide treasure. GOD BLESS YOU!!!
Thank you Senator American Whitehouse ! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
THANK YOU SENATOR WHITEHOUSE ! YOU ROCK !
This is beyond the pale, Thomas needs to be removed. Come on Dems, hearings hearings and impeachment.
Dems can’t impeach him without republican support..
We likely do not have enough of a majority to do that. The DOJ is the only way
Only in the Senate. Republicans always look the other way.
Impeachment of a Supreme Court Judge works in similar fashion to the impeachment of a President. The House has to draft the articles of impeachment and vote to impeach and then the Senate would decide if he was removed or not. The problem is the House is controlled by the Republicans so they are never going to launch an impeachment vote against Thomas so the Dems hands are tied on this with out assistance from Republicans. Until Democrats have enough control in the senate and house to do it with out republicans help it's not going to happen. The only hope is that it appears he has broken federal law so the Justice Department could charge him or that Dems regain control of the House and keep the Senate in this upcoming election cycle but for the time being their hands are tied.
There absolutely will not ever be an impeachment of Clarence Thomas if the Republicans have a say in the matter, and they do.
The supreme court keeps diminishing itself. So sad. Very bad for the country.
Lawrence and Senator Whitehouse please continue😅 reporting on Clarence Thomas until he is removed from the Supreme Court.
Lawrence is the best!
Thank you Senator 💙
Clarence believes he is American royalty and is above the law. When I was a law student many years ago, respect for all courts was hammered into our minds. Judges are supposed to be beyond reproach. Lyin Sammy Alito and Sneaky Clarence have eroded my respect for the US Supreme Court. I was a law student during Clarence's confirmation hearing, and that of Robert Bork. Bork was truthful during his hearing and wasn't confirmed. Clarence learned that if he lied, he would be confirmed. Lyin Sammy, Kavenaugh, Gorsich, and Barrett followed Sneaky Clarence's example.
And they were/are all conservative Republicans
@Ann Cata - no, not 'conservative'; they are radical right-wing extremist ACTIVISTS.
Should have listened to Anita Hill
Lawrence-You keep bringing the best breaking news and your reporting is always prescient. I have withdrawal when you are not on television. I absolutely LOVE your show! Keep hitting them hard.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Jamie Raskin what powerhouses.
Sen. Whitehouse, PLEASE run for President!
Then who would do what he is currently doing? Who would take his place?
waste of campaign funds and time; Biden is running, and no one unseats a sitting POTUS
I can see a Whitehouse in the Whitehouse!
@@rayrussell6258 wait a minute what do you think Biden did?
@@sharonduggins7332 a really nice thought but he actually is the conscience of the Senate we need him to stay there awhile and it would be a waste of time energy and money. However that being said he could still run while he is in the Senate and will not lose his senate seat and that way he would get National recognition like senator 😮Elizabeth Warren has done and then was just able to go back to her senatorial duties and making Great Waves while she does it! I wish Jamie raskins could become a senator from Maryland however because it is murderous having to run every two years to be in the house.
SCOTUS needs ethics rules.
They sign one! Means nothing to GOP mayors, governors & etc. They are criminals clearly and trying to push Fascism.
And enforcement of said ethics rules. Rules are no good unless there is enforcement, with teeth.
Yes.....and limited appointment!
He broke the law
That's an understatement! How they ever got by without having any is beyond me.. I guess Congress thought Supremes would all be above reproach. Far from it. When Abe Fortas was a Justice he did some shady things similar to Clarence Thomas. He was asked to resign by Chief Justice Earl Warren and he did. John Roberts is way too weak of a chief justice. He is probably very conflicted because his wife was anti-abortion and anti-choice although she did step down from her duties with an organization related to that controversy.
And he won't know Thomas when he's off the Court.
I love Senator Whitehouse! Loved his series on “The Scheme “ !
Crow always wanted to buy himself a Supreme Court Justice. The opportunity to also own a Black Family was just a bonus.
Term limits for Supreme Court justices! And Clarence Thomas needs to be gone!
And a few others 😊😅
Ugh! I feel like throwing up! I had read this atrocious matter about six months ago and i never thought it would be tried or meet consequences!
Tx Lawrence and senator
Whitehouse knows how this works. He's been bird dogging it for years now. Bless the man. But not with financial rewards..
I think they should investigate all the justices.
Well, those with any signs of corruption; no reason to attack everyone, simply in an effort not to look bias! We know where the stench is, so it seems pretty simple: get rid of all of the rot and keep the good . Of course, adding in some term limits and actual accountability, with real consequences to match! Then, dissolve the electoral college, make campaign contributions transparent... and - if I could list only one more - IT WOULD BE HARD, but... I guess I'd go with, politicians being held fully and immediately responsible for lies they knowingly campaign on (but-BOY, I COULD GO ON...😤)❢❢❢
😮ohmygoodness! I applaud Senator Whitehouse! I follow him here, and on Instagram. Hes a good teacher and long winded...thats cool because he has passion. Amen ro this!
Senator Whitehouse rocks!
If a federal employee fails to report a gift or other financial benefit that is required to be reported under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, they could face civil or criminal penalties.
Civil penalties may include fines of up to $50,000, as well as disciplinary action, such as suspension or termination of employment. Criminal penalties may include fines, imprisonment for up to 5 years, or both.
It is important to note that the severity of the punishment will depend on the specific circumstances of the case, such as the amount and nature of the gift, and whether the failure to report was intentional or inadvertent.
It's unacceptable that a criminal sits on the SCOTUS!!
I'm actually surprised that Clarence Thomas cares one single bit about his mother and her well-being.
He doesn't, that's why Crow took care of the "problem".
Yes. If this deal hadn’t put loads of cash in his pocket we would likely see not so much caring of his “mother’s” house that he co owned & had to pay property tax on. Please people, stop saying Thomas “couldn’t afford “ to pay the property taxes. Of course he could afford it. He just didn’t want to pay them.
We heard about Thomas' mother's house several months ago. Its good that there is more discourse on this
AG do your job, Thomas needs to be held accountable for breaking the law.
When Clarence loses his seat how soon before Crow drops him like a hot potato?
Once indicted he’d stop the lavish gifts to Thomas
he'll be worthless to him so I'd say immediately. I wonder if his poor mom will get evicted. But I'm sure he'll find another one. Brett Kavanaugh would be a good choice. In the meantime maybe he'll replace judge jenine on faux
Clarence, the best justice money can buy.
Truth!
Over, and over, and over again.
About time no one is above the law
Remove him, they need to be held accountable, for their actions. How much more does he have to do.🤦♀️
Lawrence neatly laid out the coffin nails and Senator Whitehouse has hammered them down securely... Clarence better be picking out burial plots for him and Ginny!
Ah, one shallow plot and a fist full of leaves would be sufficient for the both of them.
I worked for the federal government for 25 years in customer service. A taxpayer sent me a thank-you gift ( an knick-knack or something I don't remember what it was) that was worth about $25.00..........I properly reported it to my manager who discussed it with his higher ups and I had to send it back, Which I did....no big deal....... As a lower level employee, even I knew what I had to report ....a Supreme Court Justice should know too........This is outrageous. .....
@Tina San How very squeaky clean of you. Good job!
Now, if it had been a larger sum of untraceable cash or an equally untraceable promise of assistance is some other form, would you have reacted the same? Perhaps if you were one of the "higher ups" making the decision of what's to be done?
I think as the size of the gifts, along with the position of the receivers increase (the possibility of being caught lessening) that the ethics of it all get hazier. Not that they should or providing any excuse for faltering, just saying that they do. It's not any harder to be a good person than a scoundrel, it is only a matter of how you act and when (+ the likelihood of getting caught).
Wait a minute...25 years in government customer service? That had to have been terrible. Were there ANY positive calls?
You we're owed a lot more than some cheesy knick-knack!!
@@jjgregory4844 First of all, nothing is "untraceable". How Thomas can think he would get away with it is really stupid. (for a Supreme Court Justice).........But you are correct that many higher ups think they can do as they wish.....And my 25 yrs. were very nice. Many people were very nice (guess what ....federal employees are real people just like everyone else).
And YES, there were some wonderful calls from some very thankful people.... I got to learn a LOT......got to travel all over the US......got good raises and benefits......and now I'm retired with a decent pension.....I feel very fortunate that I have health insurance in my old age.
The government treated me well....very "communist", huh ? (lol)
Oh and btw, I could have gotten a hell-of-alot more "gifts" during my time at the IRS...if I wanted to, but why? Greed ? Love of the finer things ? No. I have learned that money and power don't make you happy..
Thank you, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse 👍