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Trumpland with Alex Wagner

New Justice Thomas scandal points to next target of billionaires' Supreme Court influence

Trumpland with Alex Wagner

MS NOW, Alex Wagner

News, Society & Culture

4.51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

...Plus, Unions energized by public support as sense of rigged work system spreads; Biden to join UAW

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0:00.0

Good evening I'm Ali Velshi. I'm in for Alex Wagner this evening.

0:03.2

We've got a very, very full show for you. There's a lot of news developing tonight,

0:06.8

including developments having to do with the Supreme Court and you guessed it, yet

0:11.7

more allegations of corruption on that court.

0:15.7

The Supreme Court, as you know for several months we've been discussing it on this show, has been

0:20.0

steeped in allegations that they are not governing themselves, that they are not in a

0:25.1

position to determine when the justices at the Supreme Court are doing things that don't

0:30.5

really measure up to the standards we think should be applied to them.

0:35.0

Well, for some of you that's old news, except there's actually more news.

0:39.5

And it's got to do with, wait for it, Clarence Thomas.

0:44.4

Now, what I'm about to show you

0:48.4

may not seem central to understanding

0:50.5

our current political moment, but unfortunately it actually is.

0:54.0

Take a look at this.

0:55.0

This is the photo of the opening ceremony for a festival called Bohemian Grove in California's

1:01.4

wine country a few years back.

1:03.4

The performers are burning an effigy that is meant to represent, quote, worldly cares and concerns,

1:09.8

end quote.

1:10.7

The annual two-week long festival is a place for people like Eric Prince and Henry Kissinger to let loose.

1:17.0

As ProPublica put it today, $500 bottles of wine flow freely and quote, members consume clam chowder and

1:23.0

chilly by the gallon end quote it's also all dudes men only living in what

1:28.9

ProPublica described as essentially adult fraternity houses.

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