The Supreme Court justice told attendees at a judicial conference that he and his wife have faced "nastiness" and "lies" over the last several years and decried Washington as a "hideous place."
The U.S. Supreme Court is adopting a code of ethics for its justices amid mounting criticism of gifts and trips from wealthy benefactors to certain justices.
A new report from ProPublica claims that Thomas has maintained a close relationship with the Koch network and that on at least two occasions, he spoke at fundraising events for the organization.
The conservative justice took at least 38 vacations, 26 private jet flights, eight flights by helicopter, a dozen VIP passes to sporting events and stays at luxury resorts, according to ProPublica.
The problem for the justices is that all the recent ethics stories — and more — are a corrosive drip, drip, drip, eroding public confidence in the court.
Ethics watchdogs are raising alarms after a report showed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted lavish gifts without disclosing them as required.
Tuesday on Political Rewind: Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney won't rule on today's arguments against Georgia's abortion law until after the election. Meanwhile, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas put a temporary hold on Lindsey Graham's testimony in the grand jury investigating the 2020 election.
Chief Justice John Roberts, speaking at the same judicial conference as Thomas, called the leak of a draft opinion striking down Roe v. Wade earlier this week "absolutely appalling."
"It appears that Mrs. Thomas has information relevant to our investigation," the panel said after reports that she had exchanged text messages with Trump's chief of staff ahead of the Capitol attack.
