The financial drama surrounding Justice Thomas

Plus, rival military clashes rock Sudan. Justice Thomas faces scrutiny for failing to disclose finances; rival generals clash for control of Sudan. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. TOP NEWS Clarence Thomas’s failures to disclose Alex Wong/Getty Images - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is facing questions about his ethics following a series of reports about his financial entanglements and income streams. [[Vox / Li Zhou](] - First, ProPublica reported Thomas didn’t report taking lavish trips funded by billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow, who’s contributed to right-wing causes over decades. [[ProPublica / Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, and Alex Mierjeski](] - Then it came to light that Thomas failed to disclose selling property to Crow, in an apparent violation of federal law that requires officials to report real estate transactions. [[ProPublica / Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, and Alex Mierjeski](] - Finally, it was reported Thomas has declared hundreds of thousands of dollars in income from a real estate company that hasn’t existed since 2006. [[Washington Post / Shawn Boburg and Emma Brown](] - Together, the reports raise questions about the strength of Thomas’s commitment to ethical conduct — and why the Supreme Court doesn’t have a code of ethics. [[Forbes / Alison Durkee](] - These latest missteps aren’t a first for Thomas; he previously failed to report years of his wife’s salary and reimbursements he received for a university speaking engagement. Thomas amended both filings after criticism from watchdog groups. [[CNN / Ariane de Vogue](] 📍 If you read just one story Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains Justice Thomas’s decades-long fight against free and fair elections and freedom of the press. [[Vox / Ian Millhiser](]  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Sudan’s military clashes - More than 180 people have been killed and at least 1,800 wounded in three days of clashes between Sudan’s military and the RSF paramilitary group. [[Al Jazeera / Mersiha Gadzo and Usaid Siddiqui](] - The two former allies are battling for control of the East African country after working together to oust longtime Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in 2019 and overthrow Sudan’s civilian government in 2021. [[NPR / Jan Johnson](] - Fighting erupted Saturday amid a dispute between two generals about integrating RSF forces into the Sudanese army, and the country’s transition to a civilian-led democracy. [[CNN / Nima Elbagir, Tamara Qiblawi, and Amarachi Orie](] - The international community called for an immediate end to the violence to prevent further deaths and protect Sudan’s fragile transition to democratic rule. 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[[Vox / Nicole Narea, Ian Millhiser, and Andrew Prokop](] VERBATIM “Any presumption in favor of Thomas’s integrity and commitment to comply with the law is gone. His assurances and promises cannot be trusted. Is there more? What’s the whole story? The nation needs to know.” [[Stephen Gillers, a legal ethics expert at New York University, on Justice Thomas’s financial disclosure history / Washington Post](]   LISTEN TO THIS Why we can't give up on persuasion Sean Illing is joined by Anand Giridharadas, author of The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy. Together they discuss how polarity is a threat to our democracy, the organizing efforts that are effective, and why there's hope for a less divisive future in America. 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