As Samuel Alito makes questionable claims about the sovereignty of the Supreme Court, yet another scandal envelops the senior justice on highest court in the land. Justice Clarence Thomas’s iconic recreational vehicle–seen in an image-defining 60 Minutes profile–was paid for by a rich Republican benefactor, the New York Times reports.
To be fair, a rich Republican donor who made a fortune in health care “financed” the RV for Thomas, meaning there was technically a repayment plan in place at some point. Someone described as an “old friend” of Thomas’s, Anthony Welters, reportedly paid for the custom RV in 1999.