Clarence Thomas’ Super Luxury RV At The Heart Of His Latest Corruption Scandal

Thomas likes to fashion himself as an everyman who likes nothing better to hang out at RV parks and Walmart parking lots because “I come from a regular stock and I prefer that. I prefer being around that."

I guess he just forgot to mention that the RV he travels in is basically the Rolls Royce of motor homes. As C&L reported in August, Thomas’ RV cost more than a quarter of a million dollars, used. A new one would have likely cost over a million. The New York Times described his Prevost Marathon Le Mirage XL as “a brand favored by touring rock bands and the super-wealthy.”

So how did a guy on a judge’s salary afford such a vehicle? No, not via more largesse from the generous billionaires we already know about. Nor more dark money to wife Ginni.

The RV is part of what The Times described as a sweetheart deal of a 1999 loan, plus a lengthy extension, from another wealthy Thomas pal, Anthony Welters. We've learned a lot about it because a Times investigation prompted a Senate inquiry.

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