Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took three more previously undisclosed trips paid for by conservative billionaire Harlan Crow, the Senate Judiciary Committee said.
Thomas, who has already come under intense scrutiny for luxury travel paid for by Crow, flew by private jet in May 2017, March 2019 and June 2021, according to documents released by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) the chairman of the committee.
The details of the trips were obtained from a subpoena issued to Crow in November 2023, seeking more information about travel Thomas enjoyed that was paid for by wealthy benefactors of the justice.
Recent reports revealed that Thomas accepted more than $4 million worth of gifts over the past two decades, far outpacing the other justices on the court during that period.
"Nearly $4.2 million in gifts and even that wasn't enough for Justice Thomas, with at least three additional trips the Committee found that he has failed to disclose to date," Durbin said in a statement.
"The Senate Judiciary Committee's ongoing investigation into the Supreme Court's ethical crisis is producing new information-like what we've revealed today-and makes it crystal clear that the highest court needs an enforceable code of conduct, because its members continue to choose not to meet the moment," he said.
The documents show that Thomas traveled from St. Louis, Mo., to Kalispell, Mont., and back to Dallas in May 2017.
He also flew by private jet from Washington, D.C., to Savannah, Ga., and back in March 2019.
Thomas took a roundtrip from Washington, D.C., to San Jose, Calif., in June 2021.
Last week, Thomas updated his financial disclosure statements to show that he took two more vacations paid for by Crow, including two in July 2019 - one to Bali, where he stayed on Crow's mega yacht, and to the exclusive and all-male Bohemian Grove club in California.
ProPublica first revealed the trips last year.
Crow's office said he reached an agreement with the Senate panel to disclose information it sought going back seven years.
"Despite his serious and continued concerns about the legality and necessity of the inquiry, Mr. Crow engaged in good faith negotiations with the Committee from the beginning to resolve the matter," his office said. "As a condition of this agreement, the Committee agreed to end its probe with respect to Mr. Crow."
