The biggest flaw in Justice Clarence Thomas' newest complaints
Justice Clarence Thomas wants the public to believe the serious accusations hes faced are lies. Hes going to have to be far more specific.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/biggest-flaw-justice-clarence-thomas-newest-complaints-rcna151935
And yet, while Thomas is likely satisfied with the direction of the judiciary, hes apparently far less happy about the ethics allegations hes faced. The Associated Press reported:
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced nastiness and lies over the last several years and decried Washington, D.C., as a hideous place. Thomas spoke at a conference attended by judges, attorneys and other court personnel in the 11th Circuit Judicial Conference, which hears federal cases from Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
When the far-right jurist was asked specifically about a world that seems meanspirited, Thomas replied, I think theres challenges to that. Were in a world and we certainly my wife and I the last two or three years its been just the nastiness and the lies, its just incredible.
A New York Times report on the justices remarks noted, It amounted to some of the most extensive public remarks he has made since revelations that he failed to disclose years of lavish trips from wealthy conservatives, like the Texas real estate magnate Harlan Crow, including on private jets and a superyacht......
In each instance, the far-right jurists luxurious benefits have been underwritten by benefactors who share the ideology that drives his jurisprudence. Though the precise value of the trips is difficult to measure, ProPublica described it as likely in the millions of dollars.
Its an impossible dynamic to defend: Thomas has lived the life of a wealthy man, thanks to the generosity of his rich, likeminded friends.......
Because on the one hand we have a great many compelling, well-sourced, award-winning reports written and published by respected journalists. On the other hand, we have a controversial Supreme Court justice, burdened by decades of controversies, who apparently hopes the public takes his vague assertions at face value, despite his lack of credibility.
This doesnt seem like an especially tough call.