Clarence Thomas busted for failing to disclose more private flights: Dem senator

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) claimed on Monday that he had discovered more instances of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failing to disclose private flights that were paid for by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.

The New York Times reports that Wyden cited Customs and Border Protections records showing that "the justice and his wife, Virginia Thomas, took a round trip between Hawaii and New Zealand in November 2010 on Mr. Crow’s private jet, according to the letter. Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, writing to Mr. Crow’s lawyer, demanded that he supply more information about the financial relationship between the two men."

In a letter outlining the evidence, Wyden said these new revelations should only increase Americans' concerns about ethics in the United States Supreme Court.

"I am deeply concerned that Mr. Crow may have been showering a public official with extravagant gifts, then writing off those gifts to lower his tax bill," Wyden wrote.