Texas real estate developer and Republican donor Harlan Crow paid the tuition for Justice Clarence Thomas' grandnephew at two private schools, according to a report published Thursday.
shows the payment was made from Crow Holdings LLC, one of Crow's companies, and listed Martin's name.
It's unclear from ProPublica's report how much Crow paid in total. Thomas did not include the tuition payments on financial disclosure forms filed with the Supreme Court, but didThomas discussed his relationship with Martin, his sister's grandson, in anin 2007. He said he and his wife, Ginni Thomas, began raising him when he was 6 years old.
Crow is an alumnus of Randolph-Macon Academy, and his office said in a statement that he and his wife"have supported many young Americans through scholarship and other programs at a variety of schools, including his alma mater." Martin told ProPublica he did not know Crow paid his tuition, but said he believes the real estate magnate's"intentions behind everything is just a friend and just a good person."defending the justice that Crow paid one year of tuition at both Randolph-Macon Academy and Hidden Lake Academy.
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