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Today, we published the latest in our investigative series about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: Billionaire Harlan Crow paid the private school tuition of a Thomas family member who the justice raised “as a son.” Thomas did not disclose the payments.

Last month, we reported that Thomas accepted luxury travel from Crow virtually every year for decades. Crow also paid money to Thomas and his relatives in an undisclosed real estate deal: The billionaire purchased the house where Thomas’ mother lives, then poured tens of thousands of dollars into improving the property. And roughly 15 years ago, Crow made a significant donation to a political group founded by Thomas’ wife, which paid her a $120,000 salary.

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