22 former Justice Thomas clerks have jobs thanks to Trump (AP)
By MARK SHERMAN
Yesterday
WASHINGTON (AP) — While the spotlight is on the two former clerks to Justice Anthony Kennedy whom President Donald Trump has nominated to the Supreme Court, the influence of the court’s most conservative justice, Clarence Thomas, is felt more widely throughout the Trump administration.
Twenty-two Thomas clerks, roughly 20 percent of the people who have snagged coveted jobs in his Supreme Court office since 1991, either hold political appointments in the Trump administration or have been nominated to judgeships by Trump.
They include four federal appellate judges, the top federal prosecutor in Kansas, high-ranking officials in the Justice and Transportation departments, an associate White House counsel and the head of the White House office that is leading the effort to roll back federal regulations.
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But the sheer number of Thomas clerks in the administration does appear to be unusual. The 70-year-old justice’s opinions in favor of gun rights and in other areas generally align with Trump’s views and administration policies.
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more: https://apnews.com/ebda07542740484c86ea192caaf357a9
link to Mother Jones article: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210963427
