Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Faces Ethics Questions Over Undisclosed Gifts and Real Estate Deal With GOP Donor

Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips and gifts from Texas billionaire Harlan Crow over the course of two decades without disclosing them as required by federal law.
In 2014, Crow's company purchased a home owned by Thomas and his relatives in Savannah, Ga. for $133,363, which Thomas also failed to disclose.
Watchdog groups and lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Thomas's conduct and for the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code with enforcement mechanisms.
The revelations threaten to further damage the credibility of the Supreme Court, which lacks a binding code of ethics and has faced criticism over the political activism of some justices.
While some defend Thomas's relationship with Crow as a longtime friendship, critics argue that the justice has shown indifference to transparency and allowed a major Republican donor improper influence.