For nearly two years beginning in 2015, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch sought a buyer for a 40-acre tract of property he co-owned in rural Granby, Colo.
Nine days after he was confirmed by the Senate for a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court, the then-circuit court judge got one: The chief executive of Greenberg Traurig, one of the nation’s biggest law firms with a robust practice before the high court. Gorsuch owned the property with two other individuals.
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Gorsuch did not disclose the identity of the purchaser. That box was left blank.
Since then, Greenberg Traurig has been involved in at least 22 cases before or presented to the court, according to a POLITICO review of the court’s docket.
Gorsuch relied on a "cut-out" to shield the transaction. He and his buddies owned the property through an single-purpose limited liability company, so he was able to report the money as income from the LLC.
So, to recap, the CEO of a big-ass law firm bought property from Gorsuch in a disguised way so that Gorsuch got a buttload of cash and never had to report it.
If you can't smell the stink coming from that deal, you need to have your nose checked.
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