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Ginni Thomas
April 10, 2023
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Michael Tomasky
The Democrats Need to Destroy Clarence Thomas’s Reputation
They’ll never successfully impeach him. But so what? Make him a metaphor for every insidious thing the far right has done to this country.
April 7, 2023
Tori Otten
People Are Dunking on Clarence Thomas After His B.S. Excuse for Not Disclosing His Billionaire-Funded Vacations
But they’re “close personal friends”!
April 6, 2023
Prem Thakker
Clarence Thomas’s Luxury Vacations Are Paid for by a Republican Megadonor
The Supreme Court justice has traveled the world on superyachts and private jets courtesy of Harlan Crow.
December 22, 2022
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Michael Tomasky
Clarence and Ginni Thomas Are
The New Republic
’s 2022 Scoundrels of the Year
The Supreme Court justice and his right-wing activist wife are working hand in hand to destroy American democracy.
December 21, 2022
The Scoundrels, Ghouls, and Crooks of 2022
Here are the humans who made our skin crawl this year—and a few who salvaged our faith in mankind.
July 5, 2022
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Michael Tomasky
Sure, Impeach Clarence Thomas—but That’s Just for Starters
The story is much larger than a potential conflict in one Supreme Court case. All six conservative justices lied in their confirmation hearings. What will Democrats do about that?
April 1, 2022
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Grace Segers
January 6 Recap: Judge Finds Trump May Have Broken the Law as the Justice Department Expands its Scope
The DOJ is broadening its investigation into the attack on the Capitol, but it’s not going far enough for some Democrats.
March 28, 2022
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Michael Tomasky
The Bottomless Corruption of Ginni and Clarence Thomas
She helped push the Big Lie. He might preside over cases related to January 6. And we’ve not yet plumbed the depths of their venality.
March 25, 2022
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Alex Shephard
The Media Has Yet to Grasp the Full Enormity of Ginni Thomas’s Text Messages
Reports have latched onto the lurid, QAnon-inflected scandal on the surface, but they’ve yet to plumb the depths of the corruption at its heart.
March 25, 2022
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Matt Ford
Ginni Thomas Is Giving the Supreme Court a Bleeding Ulcer It Can’t Cure
The only person who can put things right is her husband, Clarence, and that’s about as likely as him voting to uphold Roe.
March 18, 2022
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Grace Segers
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Daniel Strauss
January 6 Recap: The RNC’s Email Platform Company Will Turn Over Documents
Plus, Proud Boys leader Enrico Tarrio will remain in jail, and Ginni Thomas admits she attended Trump’s “peaceful” rally.
January 24, 2022
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Michael Tomasky
The Case for Impeaching Clarence Thomas
The Supreme Court justice refuses to recuse himself from cases in which his right-wing activist wife, Ginni, has a clear interest. The Democrats should punish him for it.
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