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ProPublica reports today that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas did not disclose a real estate sale to the same Republican billionaire that for 20 years lavished him with millions of dollars of luxury yacht rides, private jet travel, and resort vacations.

According to the report, this is “the first known instance of money flowing from the Republican mega-donor to the Supreme Court justice” and appears to violate an anti-corruption law requiring federal officials -- including Justices -- to report real estate sales over $1,000.

Earlier this week, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee asked Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate. But that’s not enough. For years, John Roberts has maintained that Supreme Court Justices are exempt from ethics rules that apply to all other federal judges. This should be handled by the U.S. Senate.

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