Clarence Thomas releases details of wife's past employment

[sabra]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has released newly corrected financial disclosure forms showing his wife's past employment, blaming a misunderstanding for years of omissions of Virginia "Ginni" Thomas' salary at a conservative think tank and other jobs.

Thomas was required to report the information on the annual disclosure forms all federal judges must file. The forms did not disclose how much money Mrs. Thomas was paid.

The updated records go back 13 years and confirm Mrs. Thomas has worked for the Heritage Foundation, the Republican leadership in the House and Hillsdale College in Michigan.

Her employers were known previously, since Virginia Thomas is a well-known conservative activist. She founded her own conservative group, Liberty Central, in late 2009. That information was also not disclosed on the justice's financial forms. She has since relinquished leadership of Liberty Central, but still has an advisory role.

The new information came after the liberal advocacy group Common Cause noted the omissions last week. The group also urged the Justice Department to investigate whether a speech the justice gave in 2008 before a conservative seminar sponsored in part by prominent GOP fundraisers created a possible conflict of interest.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/24/thomas.financial.disclosure/index.html

[Botany]

1. OH that $600,000 sorry i missed that ...... C Thomas

Scaila and Thomas are laws to themselves and they don't give a crap about what you and
I think.

[patricia92243]

2. Did she receive w-2 or 1099 from her "employers?" If not, why are they not held responsible also.

When she was "sel-employed" that is a whole other story.

[Kber]

10. This was his financial disclosure, not tax filings

The financial disclosure is intended to make public the sources of income so that we can rest assured that his decisions are not influenced by potential financial gain.

But then I guess he realized that it doesn't matter anyway, so why not disclose that he and his wife benefit from the very groups he's trying to help. I mean, what are we going to do about it anyway?

I'll bet his taxes are clean - the IRS is no joke man.

:)

[Kolesar]

3. Dancer, escort, drug mule...eom

[oasis]

4. Lying scumbag.

:puke:

[Still a Democrat]

5. Stalker of Anita Hill should be there n/t

[progressoid]

6. " omissions"

That sounds so benign.

[The Backlash Cometh]

7. I still can't figure out why they allow husband-wife conflicts of interest.

[valerief]

11. SCOTUS can apparently do whatever they want whenever they want. nt

[defendandprotect]

18. 2000 proved that -- !!!

[hedgehog]

8. So, Clarence Thomas is qualified to be on the Supreme Court,

but he can't figure out a standard disclosure form?

[progressoid]

15. Haaaahahaha.

Clarence Thomas is qualified to be on the Supreme Court"

That's funny :rofl:

[valerief]

9. Fire his ass!!!! nt

[glinda]

12. Late does not make it right. I think he should be investigated.

[forty6]

13. This should be enough for a groundswell of people from President on down to

get Thomas to resign.

Oh the fantasy!

[bongbong]

14. blaming a misunderstanding?

So Uncle Clarence is "blaming a misunderstanding". I know what he is talking about. He thought that repigs never get caught when they break laws 24x7.

[JDPriestly]

16. Now, was he cheating? Was he ignorant of the rules? Did he just interpret them

wrong? Or is he suffering from early dementia? Seems to me in either case, he has placed his fitness for the Supreme Court in question. 13 years of ignorance or misinterpretation and he has the nerve to continue to hold his seat on the Court?

[LuckyTheDog]

17. Thomas should resign...

... and Democrats should be openly calling for his resignation.

[defendandprotect]

19. Agree .. .Thomas is a pervert -- and unqualified --

[Ian David]

20. Hmm... what is this "Vivid Entertainment" and "Club Jenna" listing for her income? n/t

[JudyM]

21. Goodness me, "Justice" Thomas ignoring a conflict of interest ? (sarcasm) nt