Sunny Hostin roasts Founding Fathers, claiming they ‘weren’t the brightest’
Jenny Goldsberry
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The View host Sunny Hostin took a swing at the intelligence of the Founding Fathers during Friday’s show.
Hostin’s co-hosts were discussing the allegations that surfaced regarding undisclosed gifts given to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. While there have been calls by members of Congress to have the Department of Justice look into the alleged gifts, the celebrity hosts were discussing who is in charge of checking the Supreme Court.
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“I learned there were three different branches of government. Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t know that. You have the judicial Branch, then you have the executive Branch, then you have the legislative Branch. Our founding fathers — while maybe not the brightest when it come to — came to slavery and things like that — they made sure that there was a system of checks and balances,” Hostin said. “Why did Justice Roberts think it was okay for [Thomas] not to appear in front of Congress?”
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Hostin would go on to clarify that neither the court nor the justices have responded to the latest reports, and Thomas claimed he followed the advice of colleagues. Ginni Thomas also denied any conflict of interest between her activism and her husband’s work on the Supreme Court.
A ProPublica report revealed that Thomas allegedly accepted invites to “luxury trips” and paid vacations. Thomas also faced scrutiny after allegations arose that he did not disclose a real estate transaction with Dallas-based real estate developer and GOP donor Harlan Crow, in which the mega-donor bought Thomas’s childhood home in 2014 to create a museum in the justice’s honor. The sale was never reported, and that led to speculation that Thomas may have violated federal law that requires justices to disclose most real estate sales over $1,000.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland has not offered direct comment on whether the DOJ will look into Supreme Court justices for failing to abide by disclosure requirements.