Rightwing Lobbyist Set Up Secret Payouts To Clarence Thomas' Wife

Clarence Thomas' wife, Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, reportedly received tens of thousands of dollars for consulting work, and her name was intentionally left off of the paperwork accomplished by The Polling Company, a firm controlled by Kellyanne Conway, a counselor for defeated President Donald John Trump, David McAfee reported for Raw Story.

Photo Insert: Ginni Thomas reportedly received the funds from conservative activist Leonard Leo—who has also helped former President Donald Trump select judicial nominees.

Ginni Thomas received the funds from conservative activist Leonard Leo—who has also helped former President Donald Trump select judicial nominees—according to the Washington Post's investigation.

The news comes at a time when Clarence Thomas himself is under fire for reportedly receiving undisclosed gifts. Leo made the arrangements through former Trump Administration official Kellyanne Conway, according to a report by the Washington Post.

"In all, according to the documents, the Polling Company paid Thomas’s firm, Liberty Consulting, $80,000 between June 2011 and June 2012, and it expected to pay $20,000 more before the end of 2012," according to the Washington Post's investigation.

"The documents reviewed by The Post do not indicate the precise nature of any work Thomas did for the Judicial Education Project or the Polling Company.

"In January 2012, Leo instructed the GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway to bill a nonprofit group he advises and use that money to pay Virginia 'Ginni' Thomas, the documents show," according to the report.

"The same year, the nonprofit, the Judicial Education Project, filed a brief to the Supreme Court in a landmark voting rights case." The investigation further uncovered the circumstances surrounding how the payments were made secret.

"Leo, a key figure in a network of nonprofits that has worked to support the nominations of conservative judges, told Conway that he wanted her to 'give' Ginni Thomas 'another $25K,' the documents show.

He emphasized that the paperwork should have 'No mention of Ginni, of course,'" according to the Washington Post.

The Polling Company, Conway's firm, reportedly sent the Judicial Education Project a $25,000 bill, and listed the reason only as "Supplement for Constitution Polling and Opinion Consulting."

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