He is also the only justice to hide the fact that his wife tried to overthrow the government. How many crimes must this man commit before he's held accountable?
Yes . Mr Thomas could not ever convince me he did not know what his wife was doing . And she could never convince me that Clarence did not know , and make sure she had the money to help with trumps coup . I'm so glad Trump and his cult followers , including the Thomas's, I AM SO GLAD TRUMPS CULT FAILED TO OVERTURN THE ELECTION .
Yes, let's not forget that episode! And while investigating who paid the mortgage and the debt of Bret Kavanagh, let's also investigate who in Bill Barr's DOJ dropped the 4000 or more tips that came through the tip-line regarding his past behavior and ethics!
We want the light to shine on Kavanaugh! We, the people want a thorough investigation of Kavanaugh. No one is above the law, especially, of all places the Supreme Court Of The United States.
A country with a corrupt Judiciary is an official Banana Republic. It is more than time we end lifetime appointments for the Judiciary and institute much stronger disclosure rules with an oversight that has powers to punish abuses. If what is done in the government happened in corporate, the ones involved usually get fired and prosecuted under the laws. The impunity must end.
Thomas should NEVER have been installed in the court!! His history of assault on women was appalling!! I never felt he was worthy of consideration. He needs to be impeached ASAP.
"InJustice" Thomas needs to go and his past Supreme Court votes need to be invalidated. If the court can overturn 50 years of settled woman's rights law, then they can revisit and invalidate "inJustice" Thomas's Harlan Crow purchased votes in all 5 to 4 decisions
A huge apology and compensation from Thomas (not public money!) should be given to Anita Hill for all she suffered over decades. Any involvement by Thomas' wife and perhaps even Thomas himself in the Jan. 6th insurrection and other involvements with far right wingers should be thoroughly investigated by non-partisan and well-respected government officials.
I know, right! He's like the adult in a room that's run by a few brazen, hormone drenched, evil teens! He's a rare and welcome glimpse of sanity where it is needed most, for me🙏❢
Over the years I've wondered what the first Bush saw in Uncle Clarence that deserved a nomination to the S.C. His hearing was a disgraceful mockery - most of us believed Anita Hill. I'm so grateful to Senator Whitehouse for his dogged, years-long efforts to expose the rampant corruption on the S.C LIKE ♥ 👆 SHARE ♥ 👆 SUBSCRIBE ♥ 👆
Alot of people are waking up though Jesus God father the heaven above doesn't like What his people are going through God bless the light coming into the world tyvm God bless you all in heaven above 😊😊😊
We have others like Sen. Whitehouse, some of the best legal scholars in the country are in the House/the Senate; they're all Democrats who care about preserving democracy.
I'm shocked that this happened 9 years ago, and we're just finding out about it now. Same with the 20 years of vacations. Tell me one person in the world who doesn't talk about their vacation when they get back to work. Why is there no one in the entire supreme court administration that didn't have the integrity to bring any of this out into the open? This entire court is corrupt.
Thomas didn't utter more than 2-or-3 words in his years in the SCOTUS, until the GOP took over the bench. I doubt he said a word to anyone about anything.
@Ray Russell Exactly!! We should be focusing on this more. I guess he was secretly napping during the day, and planning fancy vacations. More important, this idiot is completely a stooge. Crowe and far-right groups groomed him for years. They realized he wasn't too bright, and his opinions could easily be bought.
Senator Whitehouse and senator Warren are trying to unravel the right wing dark money and the JCN. The federalist society is really the judicial crisis network. In 2014 Mitch McConnell blocked every judicial appt Obama nominated and bragged about how he ruined Obama's presidency. In '17 in comes Trump. And now DT and Moscow Mitch put no less than 200 judges on the courts. MM rammed ACB's nomination to the SC less than a month before the election. This is where the JCN comes in. The Severino's and especially Leonard Leo played a HUGE part in getting these right wingers in the courts. And now we have a corrupt SC who are ideologues more than anything. I'll bet there's at least one more republican like uncle Clarence.
"InJustice" Thomas needs to go and his past Supreme Court votes need to be invalidated. If the court can overturn 50 years of settled woman's rights law, then they can revisit and invalidate "inJustice" Thomas's Harlan Crow purchased votes in all 5 to 4 decisions
Regarding Senator Whitehouse, AGREED! In regards to Clarence Thomas, many (including both black AND white), recognized his LACK of character, honor, ... you know, all those GOOD qualities during his confirmation hearings, so this really shouldn't be a surprise.
I have been wondering when or if the Attorney General would appoint a Special Counsel to investigate Clarence Thomas for his absence of good judgment in matters of ethics and financial disclosures. He and his activities have become a distraction on the Court. I enjoyed listening to a stunning breakdown of Clarence Thomas' activities.
From what I have seen in the good reporting we get from certain newsgroups, Merrick Garland is a spineless Trump supporter and finds ways to get out of making decisions to investigate or prosecute. It kind of makes me wonder what Trump has on all of these people in power and why are they afraid to step on his toes or even speak up. Garland is not going to investigate anything he's playing around with the drug war today in the news and it is well known that if we can stop a country from warring with another country, United States can for sure war on the drug cartel and stop it. So I think Merrick Garland is biding his time until he can retire and being very low-key and don't want to offend anyone and of course he might be in fear for his life because Trump is a mafia and they are well known for taking people out.
No we don’t. We have enough freaking laws. We need decent people to investigate people who break them. Decent people to enforce them and decent people to try people when they violate them. Without politics, bribery, coercion, plea deals or any of this other crap involved. WTF happened to decency? What is the incentive for regular people to abide by the law when our legislators, prosecutors and judges violate the laws freely. All while they “ do the important work of deciding” whether grade school children should be able to change their gender. (Grade schoolchildren can’t decide whether or not to change their underwear, they should NOT be given a choice to permanently mutilate and sterilize their bodies) The loonies have taken over the asylum.
There already is part of the constitution that gives the senate impeachment power over a Supreme Court justice but with such stringent requirements to convict (a bare house majority and a 2/3rds senate majority voting to convict) it’s a truly amazing circumstance that in 234 years we had had only 2 supremes impeached but none convicted.
That's why the Republicans are always pointing the stinky finger at Democrats because as long as the focus is on Democrats, Know body will have time to focus on all the crimes the Republicans are involved in the real Crime Family. When you point a finger remember three more are pointing back at You !
1. You have to wonder what else he's done that is yet undisclosed. 2. You would now need to go back through EVERY judgment Thomas ruled on that also concerned that billionaire. Sounds like another sticky situation.
Brilliant interview and reporting on this! Thank you Lawrence and Sen. Whitehouse!!Bravo, for bringing this disgusting behavior to the country's attention. 👍🇺🇸
This is just the tip of the iceberg of the amount of kickbacks that a lot of people in higher positions of government are getting from the wealthy. If only we could continue to uncover more of this. We all somewhat knew this was happening because of how our country is governed and most of us Americans talk about this stuff in our daily lives.
That hearing was hard to hear. The disgusting, stinking, lousy, creepy things this shameful man gets up to are beyond the pale. The media needs to play the choice segments of that hearing on a loop until this disgraceful man resigns. Gee, I wonder why they won’t do that??
There is no greater warrior for the people against the politicization of the judiciary than Sen Whitehouse. He understands the dangers of this corporate (fascist) takeover of SCOTUS better than anyone and has been shining the light on the Federalist Society's mission. Heroic work. Thank you Sir.
Long Live Senator Whitehouse for exposing wrongdoing by members of the Supreme Court, ----- and bless you Lawrence O'Donnell forgiving Senator Whitehouse a public platform😊
Utterly despicable behaviour of somebody masquerading as a judge over all others. It is time for CT to stand down in utter disgrace and be indicted for the fraud in which he was complicit!
Impeachment of a Supreme Court Judge works in similar fashion to the impeachment of a President. The House has to draft the articles of impeachment and vote to impeach and then the Senate would decide if he was removed or not. The problem is the House is controlled by the Republicans so they are never going to launch an impeachment vote against Thomas so the Dems hands are tied on this with out assistance from Republicans. Until Democrats have enough control in the senate and house to do it with out republicans help it's not going to happen. The only hope is that it appears he has broken federal law so the Justice Department could charge him or that Dems regain control of the House and keep the Senate in this upcoming election cycle but for the time being their hands are tied.
Whitehouse's longtime ties to the elite private club Bailey's Beach have attracted scrutiny. The New York Times described the club as a haven for members of America's "ruling class" and various media outlets have said it has an all-white membership. In June 2021, Whitehouse defended his family's membership in the club. Wikipedia
Clarence believes he is American royalty and is above the law. When I was a law student many years ago, respect for all courts was hammered into our minds. Judges are supposed to be beyond reproach. Lyin Sammy Alito and Sneaky Clarence have eroded my respect for the US Supreme Court. I was a law student during Clarence's confirmation hearing, and that of Robert Bork. Bork was truthful during his hearing and wasn't confirmed. Clarence learned that if he lied, he would be confirmed. Lyin Sammy, Kavenaugh, Gorsich, and Barrett followed Sneaky Clarence's example.
As ever, Sen. Whitehouse is genuine and dedicated to the safety and wellbeing of our People, all people, our nation and the greater good of the world. Whitehouse for the Whitehouse! Thomas has rendered himself unfit with his refusal to recuse himself when he clearly should and for accepting these gifts and $.
We don't need Senator Whitehouse in the Whitehouse. We need him to continue the very important work he is doing, not cut him off at the knees by making him President.
@@Iseerightthruyou Yeah, 4 to 8 years in the executive isn’t a good trade up for a senator of this skill and quality. We The People will get better use of him as a senator both in depth and duration.
@@Iseerightthruyou: You are correct; we need Sen. Whitehouse -- and more of HIM -- in the Senate. But it would also be useful to someone like him in the White House as well. Can we clone him?
That's an understatement! How they ever got by without having any is beyond me.. I guess Congress thought Supremes would all be above reproach. Far from it. When Abe Fortas was a Justice he did some shady things similar to Clarence Thomas. He was asked to resign by Chief Justice Earl Warren and he did. John Roberts is way too weak of a chief justice. He is probably very conflicted because his wife was anti-abortion and anti-choice although she did step down from her duties with an organization related to that controversy.
If a federal employee fails to report a gift or other financial benefit that is required to be reported under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, they could face civil or criminal penalties. Civil penalties may include fines of up to $50,000, as well as disciplinary action, such as suspension or termination of employment. Criminal penalties may include fines, imprisonment for up to 5 years, or both. It is important to note that the severity of the punishment will depend on the specific circumstances of the case, such as the amount and nature of the gift, and whether the failure to report was intentional or inadvertent.
@ Director Virtualtowns Well, we're witnessing a version of justice, being applied where it quite often isn't, by one faction of the government, where they deem fit, for mostly their own benefit. This is the "Stacking of the Court" that they promised. If you can fancy that as justice? Are we now going to have to start investigations into every time an estate was settled to confirm accurate disclosure was declared? We should.
Not only did Harlan Crow buy Clarence Thomas's mothers house and improve it (destroying the reason for buying it, to turn into a museum as the Home Clarence Thomas grew up in!) , he also bought the 'noisy neighbor's' house and demolished it
Lawrence-You keep bringing the best breaking news and your reporting is always prescient. I have withdrawal when you are not on television. I absolutely LOVE your show! Keep hitting them hard.
Keep up the good work senator whitehouse! You being a watch dog of the supreme court is making ALL the difference. You have taught me so much (and then I others) with your “scheme” series on the scotus!
17:05 just a reminder he is a supreme court JUSTICE, if he is supposed to be good at anything it's legal interpretation. Not an impeachable offense all on it's own, but definitely behavior that is not up to the standard of what the supreme court should be.
I worked for the federal government for 25 years in customer service. A taxpayer sent me a thank-you gift ( an knick-knack or something I don't remember what it was) that was worth about $25.00..........I properly reported it to my manager who discussed it with his higher ups and I had to send it back, Which I did....no big deal....... As a lower level employee, even I knew what I had to report ....a Supreme Court Justice should know too........This is outrageous. .....
@Tina San How very squeaky clean of you. Good job! Now, if it had been a larger sum of untraceable cash or an equally untraceable promise of assistance is some other form, would you have reacted the same? Perhaps if you were one of the "higher ups" making the decision of what's to be done? I think as the size of the gifts, along with the position of the receivers increase (the possibility of being caught lessening) that the ethics of it all get hazier. Not that they should or providing any excuse for faltering, just saying that they do. It's not any harder to be a good person than a scoundrel, it is only a matter of how you act and when (+ the likelihood of getting caught). Wait a minute...25 years in government customer service? That had to have been terrible. Were there ANY positive calls? You we're owed a lot more than some cheesy knick-knack!!
@@jjgregory4844 First of all, nothing is "untraceable". How Thomas can think he would get away with it is really stupid. (for a Supreme Court Justice).........But you are correct that many higher ups think they can do as they wish.....And my 25 yrs. were very nice. Many people were very nice (guess what ....federal employees are real people just like everyone else). And YES, there were some wonderful calls from some very thankful people.... I got to learn a LOT......got to travel all over the US......got good raises and benefits......and now I'm retired with a decent pension.....I feel very fortunate that I have health insurance in my old age. The government treated me well....very "communist", huh ? (lol)
Oh and btw, I could have gotten a hell-of-alot more "gifts" during my time at the IRS...if I wanted to, but why? Greed ? Love of the finer things ? No. I have learned that money and power don't make you happy..
In the realm they operate, as well as other businesses, “hospitality” is just a nice way of saying “bribes”. Nothing is done “out of the kindness of the heart”, it’s ALWAYS a quid pro quo…. And Thomas, along with some of the others, gladly voted to legalize bribery when they voted FOR citizens united. They even had the audacity to claim “it will not legalize bribery”. The fact that they claimed that is an affront to common sense, and shows some of them to be either “willful liars”, or simply ignorant…. Some would say “criminals”….
YES! In the Citizens United case SCOTUS found cooperations to have “Personhood” and they allowed these “persons” to donate tons of $$$ to influence elections. As corporations are want To do.
He is also the only justice to hide the fact that his wife tried to overthrow the government. How many crimes must this man commit before he's held accountable?
They’re tip toeing around his crimes because of the touchy race situation in this country. That does not bring Justice to the American people.
Yes . Mr Thomas could not ever convince me he did not know what his wife was doing . And she could never convince me that Clarence did not know , and make sure she had the money to help with trumps coup . I'm so glad Trump and his cult followers , including the Thomas's, I AM SO GLAD TRUMPS CULT FAILED TO OVERTURN THE ELECTION .
His wife needs to be indicted l for her part in & encouraging Insurrection with Pres. Trump.
We're on the same page my friend.
I will look into this.
A civil fine??? This isn't a flipping speeding ticket! The obviously corrupt Thomas must be removed from the supreme court!
Now to find out who paid Kavanaghs debts and mortgage to get him on the Supreme Court.
Yes, let's not forget that episode! And while investigating who paid the mortgage and the debt of Bret Kavanagh, let's also investigate who in Bill Barr's DOJ dropped the 4000 or more tips that came through the tip-line regarding his past behavior and ethics!
The GOP from coffers fundedby millionaires
Hope ProPublica gets
right on it.
Another abuser & disrespect-or of women.
We want the light to shine on Kavanaugh! We, the people want a thorough investigation of Kavanaugh. No one is above the law, especially, of all places the Supreme Court Of The United States.
We need more Representatives and Senators like Senator Whitehouse.
Thank you, Lawrence for speaking ever so clearly for all those with "working-listening" ears to finally hear the honest truth! FACTS! 💜
Love you Sir keep up the Awesome and Amazing 💕 Truth.💯.
A country with a corrupt Judiciary is an official Banana Republic. It is more than time we end lifetime appointments for the Judiciary and institute much stronger disclosure rules with an oversight that has powers to punish abuses. If what is done in the government happened in corporate, the ones involved usually get fired and prosecuted under the laws. The impunity must end.
Thomas should NEVER have been installed in the court!! His history of assault on women was appalling!! I never felt he was worthy of consideration. He needs to be impeached ASAP.
Kavanaugh too.
"InJustice" Thomas needs to go and his past Supreme Court votes need to be invalidated. If the court can overturn 50 years of settled woman's rights law, then they can revisit and invalidate "inJustice" Thomas's Harlan Crow purchased votes in all 5 to 4 decisions
He’s a creeper and a full blown criminal. Gee, I wonder why the reluctance to hold him accountable?
Impeachment does nothing. He also needs to be removed from office.
A huge apology and compensation from Thomas (not public money!) should be given to Anita Hill for all she suffered over decades.
Any involvement by Thomas' wife and perhaps even Thomas himself in the Jan. 6th insurrection and other involvements with far right wingers should be thoroughly investigated by non-partisan and well-respected government officials.
I'm so devastated at the absolute lack of honor in most of our country's leaders.
You cannot be surprised at anything this guy would do. #AnitaToldTheTruth
I watch the hearings for his confirmation .. not to be forgotten !
#AnitaToldTheTruth
Ironically, you should be. This is too far. he helped his mother and somehow that's a crime?
Nope. This will never be a crime.
Whenever I hear Senator Whitehouse as a speaker I feel confidence and faith in our country!
I know, right! He's like the adult in a room that's run by a few brazen, hormone drenched, evil teens!
He's a rare and welcome glimpse of sanity where it is needed most, for me🙏❢
I do to he shine the light onto we the people dearly 😊😊😊
Sen. Whitehouse is a good man. Proud to have him representing Rhode Island!💙🇺🇲🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
Im from MO, but I live in NM... Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is my hero!😆
@@BoogieOogieWoogie....and for the American people.
Over the years I've wondered what the first Bush saw in Uncle Clarence that deserved a nomination to the S.C. His hearing was a disgraceful mockery - most of us believed Anita Hill.
I'm so grateful to Senator Whitehouse for his dogged, years-long efforts to expose the rampant corruption on the S.C
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Senator White House never disappoints, always shines a light in the Dark places so we can all see!
And very careful about the fine print. He doesn’t elaborate or overstate the facts. No hysteria or provocative wording
Alot of people are waking up though Jesus God father the heaven above doesn't like What his people are going through God bless the light coming into the world tyvm God bless you all in heaven above 😊😊😊
It's about time we hold our leaders to account. They should be held to a HIGHER standard; not priviledged to crime because of their status.
Amen, sister.
So Perfectly said!
Democrats and republicans or just republicans?
@ Mike Goetz BOTH!!
@@mikegoetz3184We don't discriminate, unlike you redcoats.
Senator Whitehouse! We need more people in office like him.
We have others like Sen. Whitehouse, some of the best legal scholars in the country are in the House/the Senate; they're all Democrats who care about preserving democracy.
Kathy Porter, Jaime Raskin, Adam Schiff and Hakim Jeffries are like Whitehouse.
Liars!? We have enough already. The KKK is alive and well in DC.
Fantastic initiative. Congratulations and full support for Senator Whitehouse. Thomas is shameless and unethical.
Senator Whitehouse, congratulations for all your efforts in finding the truth.
Shame on Mitch McConnell for this cancer in our Supreme Court 👎
AAAAAMEN Krima!!!!
AGREED!
He has a LOT to be ashamed about. Unfortunately he will never seee it that way.
It wasn't just McConnell!!! Go back and watch the tapes. Biden was just as responsible for Thomas as McConnell ever was!!!
@@carlbeaver7112 I agree. I would also like to know the truth about his wife's family role in the chain shipping fiasco.
I'm shocked that this happened 9 years ago, and we're just finding out about it now. Same with the 20 years of vacations. Tell me one person in the world who doesn't talk about their vacation when they get back to work. Why is there no one in the entire supreme court administration that didn't have the integrity to bring any of this out into the open? This entire court is corrupt.
Exactly what I thought!! Where's the watchdog groups?!! Wow 🥺
Find it hard to believe the 3 democrats have no idea what he does after work .
@@fritterfoof5146
No Republicans? Just democrats?
Thomas didn't utter more than 2-or-3 words in his years in the SCOTUS, until the GOP took over the bench. I doubt he said a word to anyone about anything.
@Ray Russell Exactly!! We should be focusing on this more. I guess he was secretly napping during the day, and planning fancy vacations.
More important, this idiot is completely a stooge. Crowe and far-right groups groomed him for years. They realized he wasn't too bright, and his opinions could easily be bought.
Thank you Sen Whitehouse for again doing your job protecting our Constitution aiding in the Law and Order of what we all are held accountable for
"InJustice" Thomas needs to go and his past Supreme Court votes need to be invalidated.
Not all, @ least, not yet. But thanks to people like Sen. Whitehouse we're getting there.
Senator Whitehouse and senator Warren are trying to unravel the right wing dark money and the JCN.
The federalist society is really the judicial crisis network. In 2014 Mitch McConnell blocked every judicial appt Obama nominated and bragged about how he ruined Obama's presidency.
In '17 in comes Trump. And now DT and Moscow Mitch put no less than 200 judges on the courts. MM rammed ACB's nomination to the SC less than a month before the election.
This is where the JCN comes in. The Severino's and especially Leonard Leo played a HUGE part in getting these right wingers in the courts.
And now we have a corrupt SC who are ideologues more than anything. I'll bet there's at least one more republican like uncle Clarence.
As an American, I want to see Supreme Court Justice Clarence, Thomas, resign or here by removed! thank you, Senator Whitehouse!
There was an audit & investigation, nothing found to be corrupt.
More serious lawmakers like Senator Whitehouse are desperately needed. Thomas has got to go period end of story.
"InJustice" Thomas needs to go and his past Supreme Court votes need to be invalidated. If the court can overturn 50 years of settled woman's rights law, then they can revisit and invalidate "inJustice" Thomas's Harlan Crow purchased votes in all 5 to 4 decisions
1000%👍❢
Can Clarence Thomas ever be an impartial judge on the highest court in the land when he is in the pocket of a billionaire?
I agree completely.
No wonder he always votes yes for all the crimes committed by his Republican friends! What a sycophant?
Dear Lawrence, thank you for always standing up for our Democracy!!!!! It means so much to so many!!!!
Lawrence!!! It is apparent that you get it and are prepared and are stepping up to the plate when it matters most!!! Get down brother!!! 🤙🏼🎖️🙌🏼
Larry is a phony.
I salute Senator Whitehouse. Such a rock solid public servant.
You get 'em, Senator!
💙⚖️Senator💙✨
Sheldon Whitehouse & Representative
Katie Porter are a real
⚖️class act⚖️they know how to BRING IT‼️
Senator Whitehouse has come to my attention thru his investigation of SCOTUS, and
Now is a favorite of mine.🔥
@Steve P that was when mitch ran the senate. Things are different now
Whitehouse for The White House!
Mr Whitehouse we are lucky to have a Man like you to represent us, and we are very grateful for your work. 💙 .
Thank You Mr Whitehouse for everything you do for Us 😘🌹
Because Justice ⚖️ Matters ⚖️
I love Senator Whitehouse… more like him, please.
He's fabulous! Great teacher too. Love his You Tube lectures on dark money in gov.
Does anything embarrass trump? Is he just immoral? And to think he was our leader for four years.😮
Regarding Senator Whitehouse, AGREED!
In regards to Clarence Thomas, many (including both black AND white), recognized his LACK of character, honor, ... you know, all those GOOD qualities during his confirmation hearings, so this really shouldn't be a surprise.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is a national treasure and true American patriot whose relentless pursuit of truth and justice hasn't gone unnoticed.
Bigot!
Senator Whitehouse is a brilliant man.
Senator White House never disappoints always shines a light in Dark places
Senator white House we love yu. Vietnam veteran
I have been wondering when or if the Attorney General would appoint a Special Counsel to investigate Clarence Thomas for his absence of good judgment in matters of ethics and financial disclosures. He and his activities have become a distraction on the Court. I enjoyed listening to a stunning breakdown of Clarence Thomas' activities.
“A sense of good judgment”? That’s putting it very mildly!🤨🤔
This needs to go on Jack Smiths plate.
From what I have seen in the good reporting we get from certain newsgroups, Merrick Garland is a spineless Trump supporter and finds ways to get out of making decisions to investigate or prosecute. It kind of makes me wonder what Trump has on all of these people in power and why are they afraid to step on his toes or even speak up. Garland is not going to investigate anything he's playing around with the drug war today in the news and it is well known that if we can stop a country from warring with another country, United States can for sure war on the drug cartel and stop it. So I think Merrick Garland is biding his time until he can retire and being very low-key and don't want to offend anyone and of course he might be in fear for his life because Trump is a mafia and they are well known for taking people out.
Yea, but will Garland do anything????
There are other SC justices that need to be looked at as well - beer boy anyone.
How many complaints on beer boy were circular-filed by FBI - over 1000 ?
Astounding segment. Thank you, Lawrence!
Thank you Senator Whitehouse and Lawrence! Please keep hammering the corruption ⚖️
We need a Constitutional Amendment to hold the Supreme Court accountable.
They can be impeached and removed however we don’t have a congress that would impeach and remove
And no serving life terms on courts or in any government high-level position.
Agree BUT KNOW amending our Constitution is DIFFICULT for a reason
No we don’t. We have enough freaking laws. We need decent people to investigate people who break them. Decent people to enforce them and decent people to try people when they violate them. Without politics, bribery, coercion, plea deals or any of this other crap involved. WTF happened to decency? What is the incentive for regular people to abide by the law when our legislators, prosecutors and judges violate the laws freely. All while they “ do the important work of deciding” whether grade school children should be able to change their gender. (Grade schoolchildren can’t decide whether or not to change their underwear, they should NOT be given a choice to permanently mutilate and sterilize their bodies) The loonies have taken over the asylum.
There already is part of the constitution that gives the senate impeachment power over a Supreme Court justice but with such stringent requirements to convict (a bare house majority and a 2/3rds senate majority voting to convict) it’s a truly amazing circumstance that in 234 years we had had only 2 supremes impeached but none convicted.
I wish there were more Sheldon Whitehouses.
Senator Whitehouse voice of truth and law.... Thank you!
Speaking out of his hebrew bible
That's why the Republicans are always pointing the stinky finger at Democrats because as long as the focus is on Democrats, Know body will have time to focus on all the crimes the Republicans are involved in the real Crime Family. When you point a finger remember three more are pointing back at You !
Lawrence O'Donnell really hits it hard! Go, man, go!
Thank you Senator Whitehouse!!! Keep up the good work!! ❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
You may consider me one of your fans. I really appreciate your presence in Congress! 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
I wish we could call him PRESIDENT WHITEHOUSE.
Honest and thorough, Senator Whitehouse is always on the mark with his info. Grateful for him 🇺🇸😊
He has been caught lying.
@@janetprice85
Provide proof for your comment, im curious
1. You have to wonder what else he's done that is yet undisclosed.
2. You would now need to go back through EVERY judgment Thomas ruled on that also concerned that billionaire. Sounds like another sticky situation.
How many of the rest of the justices are getting things like this and not disclosing them?
Brilliant interview and reporting on this! Thank you Lawrence and Sen. Whitehouse!!Bravo, for bringing this disgusting behavior to the country's attention. 👍🇺🇸
Sen Whitehouse is a very decent man and a man who always seeks truth and justice.
SCOTUS must have rules and policies around what they do and there should be built in consequences for any of them that violate the policies/rules.
This is just the tip of the iceberg of the amount of kickbacks that a lot of people in higher positions of government are getting from the wealthy. If only we could continue to uncover more of this. We all somewhat knew this was happening because of how our country is governed and most of us Americans talk about this stuff in our daily lives.
Yes, most become millionaires,
@@Faith-qk3my Both parties.
With his childish alibi, Thomas
proves himself to be a straight up
Pay to Play, Grifting Con run amok!
Thomas is nothing
morrre than a
Low Class
Grrifter!
Supreme Court Legacy 💬:
"Out! Out! Damn $$..$pot!'"
He deserves everything he gets. I remember the hearings years ago with Anita Hill. She told the truth and was basically told she didn’t matter.
I also believed Anita. Clarence was not particularly believable.As a matter of fact,I felt he was lieing.
That hearing was hard to hear. The disgusting, stinking, lousy, creepy things this shameful man gets up to are beyond the pale. The media needs to play the choice segments of that hearing on a loop until this disgraceful man resigns. Gee, I wonder why they won’t do that??
I remember them also. Clarence is a "bought and paid for" slave
Yes and she does matter, of course.
There is no greater warrior for the people against the politicization of the judiciary than Sen Whitehouse. He understands the dangers of this corporate (fascist) takeover of SCOTUS better than anyone and has been shining the light on the Federalist Society's mission. Heroic work. Thank you Sir.
It's always a bit surprising to see him so relaxed and collected in the midst of all that evil crazy🫣!
What are you smoking
Why are you talking ?@@JohnCaplan
Hope he goes to jail
And the ethics committee will strike soon. !!
Long Live Senator Whitehouse for exposing wrongdoing by members of the Supreme Court, ----- and bless you Lawrence O'Donnell forgiving Senator Whitehouse a public platform😊
Thank you 🙏🏾 Mr. Whitehouse
Utterly despicable behaviour of somebody masquerading as a judge over all others. It is time for CT to stand down in utter disgrace and be indicted for the fraud in which he was complicit!
In this country Americans spell it like this - “behavior.” Foreigners, who don’t get a say in our nation, spell it differently, as you did. 🇺🇸
The supreme court keeps diminishing itself. So sad. Very bad for the country.
This is beyond the pale, Thomas needs to be removed. Come on Dems, hearings hearings and impeachment.
Dems can’t impeach him without republican support..
We likely do not have enough of a majority to do that. The DOJ is the only way
Only in the Senate. Republicans always look the other way.
Impeachment of a Supreme Court Judge works in similar fashion to the impeachment of a President. The House has to draft the articles of impeachment and vote to impeach and then the Senate would decide if he was removed or not. The problem is the House is controlled by the Republicans so they are never going to launch an impeachment vote against Thomas so the Dems hands are tied on this with out assistance from Republicans. Until Democrats have enough control in the senate and house to do it with out republicans help it's not going to happen. The only hope is that it appears he has broken federal law so the Justice Department could charge him or that Dems regain control of the House and keep the Senate in this upcoming election cycle but for the time being their hands are tied.
There absolutely will not ever be an impeachment of Clarence Thomas if the Republicans have a say in the matter, and they do.
Get him Senator Whitehouse! Thank you Sir for watching out for real Americans!
Follow the money.....keep following the money.
Absolutely 💯
More proof Supreme Court Justices must do Reforms to Limit Terms & put in place an Oversight & Ethics Committee
Trump helped throw out the ethics dept when he walked into the white house...
“…he did not want to know Clarence T for one minute before he became Supreme Court Justice.” Way to break it down Lawrence!!!🤙🏼🎖️🙌🏼
YOU ARE A ROCK STAR, SENATOR WHITEHOUSE!
Thank you Lawrence…you know exactly how to make this clear🙏
Nothing but the highest respect for Sen. Whitehouse.
Whitehouse's longtime ties to the elite private club Bailey's Beach have attracted scrutiny. The New York Times described the club as a haven for members of America's "ruling class" and various media outlets have said it has an all-white membership. In June 2021, Whitehouse defended his family's membership in the club. Wikipedia
Clarence believes he is American royalty and is above the law. When I was a law student many years ago, respect for all courts was hammered into our minds. Judges are supposed to be beyond reproach. Lyin Sammy Alito and Sneaky Clarence have eroded my respect for the US Supreme Court. I was a law student during Clarence's confirmation hearing, and that of Robert Bork. Bork was truthful during his hearing and wasn't confirmed. Clarence learned that if he lied, he would be confirmed. Lyin Sammy, Kavenaugh, Gorsich, and Barrett followed Sneaky Clarence's example.
And they were/are all conservative Republicans
@Ann Cata - no, not 'conservative'; they are radical right-wing extremist ACTIVISTS.
Should have listened to Anita Hill
As ever, Sen. Whitehouse is genuine and dedicated to the safety and wellbeing of our People, all people, our nation and the greater good of the world. Whitehouse for the Whitehouse! Thomas has rendered himself unfit with his refusal to recuse himself when he clearly should and for accepting these gifts and $.
Now he really will be spending time at the Walmart parking lot. They all need investigated.
We don't need Senator Whitehouse in the Whitehouse. We need him to continue the very important work he is doing, not cut him off at the knees by making him President.
Whitehouse for the Whitehouse is mine. 😂
I've been saying this for years.
@@Iseerightthruyou Yeah, 4 to 8 years in the executive isn’t a good trade up for a senator of this skill and quality. We The People will get better use of him as a senator both in depth and duration.
@@Iseerightthruyou: You are correct; we need Sen. Whitehouse -- and more of HIM -- in the Senate. But it would also be useful to someone like him in the White House as well. Can we clone him?
And he won't know Thomas when he's off the Court.
Ugh! I feel like throwing up! I had read this atrocious matter about six months ago and i never thought it would be tried or meet consequences!
SCOTUS needs ethics rules.
They sign one! Means nothing to GOP mayors, governors & etc. They are criminals clearly and trying to push Fascism.
And enforcement of said ethics rules. Rules are no good unless there is enforcement, with teeth.
Yes.....and limited appointment!
He broke the law
That's an understatement! How they ever got by without having any is beyond me.. I guess Congress thought Supremes would all be above reproach. Far from it. When Abe Fortas was a Justice he did some shady things similar to Clarence Thomas. He was asked to resign by Chief Justice Earl Warren and he did. John Roberts is way too weak of a chief justice. He is probably very conflicted because his wife was anti-abortion and anti-choice although she did step down from her duties with an organization related to that controversy.
Citizens United decision has exposed itself...many many corrupt hands on this. Sold his own mothers house...maximum form of leverage.
Senator Whitehouse Needs To Be In The Whitehouse as President!
It's in his name! His destiny! Brilliant man.
Thank you Senator American Whitehouse ! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Lawrence and Senator Whitehouse please continue😅 reporting on Clarence Thomas until he is removed from the Supreme Court.
Yet again, if any individual should know the rules of law concerning ethics,donations, etc. ;it should be a Supreme Court Justice!
If a federal employee fails to report a gift or other financial benefit that is required to be reported under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, they could face civil or criminal penalties.
Civil penalties may include fines of up to $50,000, as well as disciplinary action, such as suspension or termination of employment. Criminal penalties may include fines, imprisonment for up to 5 years, or both.
It is important to note that the severity of the punishment will depend on the specific circumstances of the case, such as the amount and nature of the gift, and whether the failure to report was intentional or inadvertent.
Whitehouse knows how this works. He's been bird dogging it for years now. Bless the man. But not with financial rewards..
Thank you Sheldon Whitehouse you make me proud 🦚🦚
THANK YOU SENATOR WHITEHOUSE ! YOU ROCK !
Are we actually witnessing justice in the USA again???
YES!😂
@ Director Virtualtowns Well, we're witnessing a version of justice, being applied where it quite often isn't, by one faction of the government, where they deem fit, for mostly their own benefit. This is the "Stacking of the Court" that they promised. If you can fancy that as justice?
Are we now going to have to start investigations into every time an estate was settled to confirm accurate disclosure was declared? We should.
Crow always wanted to buy himself a Supreme Court Justice. The opportunity to also own a Black Family was just a bonus.
I love Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. He he is so thorough and demonstrates the highest integrity anyone could ever have especially in government.
Lawrence is the best!
Not only did Harlan Crow buy Clarence Thomas's mothers house and improve it (destroying the reason for buying it, to turn into a museum as the Home Clarence Thomas grew up in!) , he also bought the 'noisy neighbor's' house and demolished it
Wow!!
Lawrence-You keep bringing the best breaking news and your reporting is always prescient. I have withdrawal when you are not on television. I absolutely LOVE your show! Keep hitting them hard.
Go Senator!
We heard about Thomas' mother's house several months ago. Its good that there is more discourse on this
Senator Shelton, Thank you! It is time to act with all the facts rushing the investigation.
Keep up the good work senator whitehouse! You being a watch dog of the supreme court is making ALL the difference. You have taught me so much (and then I others) with your “scheme” series on the scotus!
John Roberts' Supreme Court is a shameful mess. The buck stops with him. But it's doubtful he has the courage to take any disciplinary actions.
Kudos to you Sen. Whitehouse! May you be successful in this🍀🍀
Always a pleasure to hear what you've discovered senator.
17:05 just a reminder he is a supreme court JUSTICE, if he is supposed to be good at anything it's legal interpretation.
Not an impeachable offense all on it's own, but definitely behavior that is not up to the standard of what the supreme court should be.
I love when Lawrence says, "and it gets worse".
Thank you for TRUTH to American People !!!!!!! Thank you !!!
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Jamie Raskin what powerhouses.
Sen. Whitehouse is a National and worldwide treasure. GOD BLESS YOU!!!
You go Senator Whitehouse our champion of justice and the Presidential nominee for 2028❤❤❤❤
I worked for the federal government for 25 years in customer service. A taxpayer sent me a thank-you gift ( an knick-knack or something I don't remember what it was) that was worth about $25.00..........I properly reported it to my manager who discussed it with his higher ups and I had to send it back, Which I did....no big deal....... As a lower level employee, even I knew what I had to report ....a Supreme Court Justice should know too........This is outrageous. .....
@Tina San How very squeaky clean of you. Good job!
Now, if it had been a larger sum of untraceable cash or an equally untraceable promise of assistance is some other form, would you have reacted the same? Perhaps if you were one of the "higher ups" making the decision of what's to be done?
I think as the size of the gifts, along with the position of the receivers increase (the possibility of being caught lessening) that the ethics of it all get hazier. Not that they should or providing any excuse for faltering, just saying that they do. It's not any harder to be a good person than a scoundrel, it is only a matter of how you act and when (+ the likelihood of getting caught).
Wait a minute...25 years in government customer service? That had to have been terrible. Were there ANY positive calls?
You we're owed a lot more than some cheesy knick-knack!!
@@jjgregory4844 First of all, nothing is "untraceable". How Thomas can think he would get away with it is really stupid. (for a Supreme Court Justice).........But you are correct that many higher ups think they can do as they wish.....And my 25 yrs. were very nice. Many people were very nice (guess what ....federal employees are real people just like everyone else).
And YES, there were some wonderful calls from some very thankful people.... I got to learn a LOT......got to travel all over the US......got good raises and benefits......and now I'm retired with a decent pension.....I feel very fortunate that I have health insurance in my old age.
The government treated me well....very "communist", huh ? (lol)
Oh and btw, I could have gotten a hell-of-alot more "gifts" during my time at the IRS...if I wanted to, but why? Greed ? Love of the finer things ? No. I have learned that money and power don't make you happy..
I love Senator Whitehouse! Loved his series on “The Scheme “ !
Thnk you Sen. Whitehouse...🎉
Do we need a "Supreme" Court ???
Oh my Lawrence... ! Brilliant report by you and Politico!
Not Politico, the investigative reporting was ProPlublica
@@chloekey8043 oh!
There just is never enough for them!! They think they're all above the law & don't have to answer to anyone. THEY'RE WRONG!!!!!
Term limits for Supreme Court justices! And Clarence Thomas needs to be gone!
And a few others 😊😅
AG do your job, Thomas needs to be held accountable for breaking the law.
About time no one is above the law
Thanks senator Whitehouse
Love all your shows. Someone actually speaking TRUTH.
In the realm they operate, as well as other businesses, “hospitality” is just a nice way of saying “bribes”.
Nothing is done “out of the kindness of the heart”, it’s ALWAYS a quid pro quo….
And Thomas, along with some of the others, gladly voted to legalize bribery when they voted FOR citizens united. They even had the audacity to claim “it will not legalize bribery”.
The fact that they claimed that is an affront to common sense, and shows some of them to be either “willful liars”, or simply ignorant….
Some would say “criminals”….
YES! In the Citizens United case SCOTUS found cooperations to have
“Personhood” and they allowed these “persons” to donate tons of $$$ to influence elections.
As corporations are want
To do.
It's unacceptable that a criminal sits on the SCOTUS!!
Remove him, they need to be held accountable, for their actions. How much more does he have to do.🤦♀️