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Or they're space aliens whose language just happens to look like this but means something totally different. Or or or. Signals of corruption/fraud/crime should

Or they're space aliens whose language just happens to look like this but means something totally different. Or or or. Signals of corruption/fraud/crime should lead to proper investigation, not immediate conviction, but proper investigation nonetheless which then could lead to conviction. But this game of "or it could be just a joke bro" is absurd. It could be, but also it usually isn't.

jfengel 3y ago
There's nothing to convict him of. There's no law against the Supreme Court members taking gifts from people with business before the court. There probably ought to be, but there isn't. They are required to file forms for the gifts they get, and Thomas might be convicted of failing to do that. The punishment is a small fine. Which could well be paid for him via Venmo.(And it would likely be settled out of court.) Trial in the court of public opinion is really the only trial this will ever get. That's not how I would run things, but then, if I were running things, we wouldn't have gotten into this position.