Well, howdy there internet people, let's bow again. So today we are going to talk about the

Supreme Court of the United States, particularly Justice Thomas, and a request for a special counsel and headlines because some of the

headlines about this might have left people with an inaccurate picture of what's going on, but for once, I actually

think it was an accident.

And this definitely demonstrates clearly why it's important to read beyond the headlines.

And we'll start there.

You might have seen a headline that says something to the effect of White House requests special counsel to

investigate Justice Thomas something along those lines that is a completely

accurate headline.

The thing is, White House in this case probably doesn't mean what you think it means.

It doesn't mean the White House.

It doesn't mean the administration.

It doesn't mean Biden. It means Senator White House. It doesn't mean the administration. It doesn't mean Biden. It means

Senator White House. Senator White House and Wyden have requested that

Garland appoint a special counsel to look into Thomas.

And we're just going to go straight to the source.

This is what they had to say about it.

We do not make this request lightly.

The evidence assembled thus far plainly suggests that Justice Thomas has committed numerous

willful violations of federal ethics and false statement laws, and raises significant questions

about whether he and his wealthy benefactors have complied with their federal tax obligations. And it goes on to say no government official should be

above the law. Supreme Court justices are properly expected to obey laws

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