Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received millions in gifts over last 20 years, overshadowing other justices

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas got most of the nearly $5 million in "gifts" given to justices since 2004. This information was shared by Fix the Court, a group that keeps an eye on things. They say Thomas got about $4,042,286 in gifts out of $4,755,147 given to all 17 current and retired justices. Some of the gifts included private flights, sports tickets, helicopter rides, and trips to Jamaica. People are talking about this because they think it might make Thomas biased. Thomas and his wife say they got these gifts from close friends and didn't think they needed to report them. Some people are saying that Democrats are criticizing Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito to try to make the court look bad and gain more control. Fix the Court has also faced issues, with its leader admitting mistakes. The justices will share new financial reports soon. Supreme Court justices have received almost $5 million in gifts over the past 20 years. Justice Clarence Thomas got the most gifts. Fix the Court found that the justices got 344 gifts worth almost $3 million since 2004. They say the justices shouldn't be taking gifts because it might influence their decisions. Justice Antonin Scalia got the second-highest amount of gifts, and other justices got varying amounts. Only two justices reported all the gifts they received. Thomas got over $2.4 million in gifts between 2004 and 2023, while other justices got gifts worth about $248,000 in total. Fix the Court's analysis is based on reports by ProPublica and other sources. Scalia got gifts worth about $210,000 during his time on the court. Thomas said he didn't think he needed to report some of the gifts he got. The court has made some changes to its ethics rules recently.