Supreme Court Justice Thomas Speaks Out on ‘Nastiness’ and ‘Lies’ Faced by His Family

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has spoken out about the criticism that has targeted him in recent years, saying that it’s now encompassing his family and friends. During an event at a judicial conference in Alabama on May 10, the current longest-serving justice did not address specific comments or claims made about him, his wife, or friends. “My wife and I, the last two or three years” have endured “the nastiness and the lies,” Justice Thomas said late last week, according to media reports. “There’s certainly been a lot of negativity in our lives, my wife and I, over the last few years, but we choose not to focus on it.”...