The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.
Daddy Kavanaugh wouldn't warrant a complete refusal to answer. "My father paid my debts" isn't a scandalous statement at all and would put to bed a cloud that's been hanging over him since confirmation. That they're not saying such suggests the truth would be a worse look than just leaving the question open.