The attorney featured in the painting that shows Clarence Thomas at one of the undisclosed vacations just published an article arguing that the Supreme Court justice did not have to report the trips

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 21:37

Mark Paoletta, right, walks with Virginia "Ginni Thomas," wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Paoletta recently argued that the justice was free to leave out lavish trips in financial disclosure forms.
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Earlier this month, ProPublica reported on Justice Clarence Thomas's undisclosed luxury trips.
Attorney Mark Paoletta published an article in the National Review bashing the ProPublica story.
He argued that recent rule changes by the Judicial Conference of the United States vindicate Thomas.

An attorney who is featured in a now-popular painting of Clarence Thomas vacationing at a GOP megadonor's exclusive resort argued that the justice was not legally obligated to disclose any of these trips.