US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who has found himself under scrutiny over his judicial decisions and accepting lavish gifts from a billionaire Republican, is dismissing the criticism as “nastiness” and “lies,” according to US media.
Staunch conservative Thomas, the longest-serving justice on the court, has been embroiled in controversy since it emerged last year that he had gone on a trip paid for by Republican donor and real estate tycoon Harlan Crow. “What you are going to find, especially in Washington, is that people are going to pride themselves on being awful,” Thomas said, according to the Washington Post. “It’s a hideous place.”“You don’t get to prevent people from doing horrible things or saying horrible things,” the justice was quoted as saying by the Times. “But one, you have to understand and accept the fact that they don’t, they can’t change you unless you permit that.
Crow told ProPublica that his gifts to Thomas were “no different from the hospitality we have extended to our many other dear friends,” and that the two had never discussed pending cases.
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