{"id":2015771,"date":"2023-08-29T16:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T20:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-100-former-clerks-of-clarence-thomas-defend-integrity-and-character-in-open-letter\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T16:32:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T20:32:40","slug":"over-100-former-clerks-of-clarence-thomas-defend-integrity-and-character-in-open-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-100-former-clerks-of-clarence-thomas-defend-integrity-and-character-in-open-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"100+ ex-clerks of Clarence Thomas vouch for his integrity and character in open letter."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fover-100-former-clerks-of-clarence-thomas-defend-integrity-and-character-in-open-letter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2015771&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Clerks Defend Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas<\/h2>\n<p>Over 100 former clerks \u2063of Supreme Court \u2062Justice\u2062 Clarence Thomas have come forward to\u200b defend their former\u2062 boss amidst attacks on \u2062his character and integrity. In an open letter, these clerks passionately recount Thomas&#8217;s life story, highlighting \u200bhis intellect,\u200b faith, and patriotism. \u200bThey\u2064 strongly denounce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-launches-probe-into-deadly-erbil-rocket-attack\/\" title=\"State Dept. launches probe into deadly Erbil rocket attack\">recent attacks<\/a> against him, particularly regarding his\u200b relationship \u2063with a \u200dbillionaire friend.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;And these stories \u200care malicious, perpetuating the ugly \u2063assumption that the Justice cannot think for himself. They\u200c are part of a larger \u2063attack on the Court and its legitimacy as an\u2062 institution,&#8221; the letter declared. &#8220;The \u200bpicture they paint \u200bof\u200b the\u2062 Court \u200band the\u200b man for whom we worked bears\u2063 no resemblance to reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Referring to the increasing\u200b criticism against Thomas, the letter continues, \u200c&#8221;As his\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/influential-judge-deals-blow-to-bidens-employer-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Influential Judge Deals Blow to Biden\u2019s Employer Vaccine Mandate\">law clerks<\/a>, we offer this \u2063response.&#8221; It \u2062emphasizes\u200b that despite the different paths each clerk took, they all witnessed firsthand Thomas&#8217;s unimpeachable integrity and \u2063unshakable independence, which\u200c were \u200bdeeply rooted in\u2062 his upbringing.<\/p>\n<p>The letter presents \u2064Thomas&#8217;s life story as one of triumph, highlighting his \u2064journey from poverty in the segregated South to \u2062becoming one of\u2062 the most powerful legal figures in\u2064 the United States.\u200d It\u200b concludes that Thomas&#8217;s story should be\u200d shared widely, from\u2064 American classrooms to kitchen tables, as an embodiment of the American dream\u200d realized.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">here<\/a> to read more \u200cfrom The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2063 are proud to have \u2062been his clerks and \u200bto \u200cremain his friends, \u2064and\u2064 we unequivocally\u2064 reject attacks on his \u2064integrity, his character, or his\u2062 ethics,&#8221; the letter concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Chinese Firms Dominate Major \u200bLithium \u200dDeals, Study Finds<\/h3>\n<p>A recent study \u200breveals that since 2018, Chinese firms have accounted for over half of the major lithium deals. This finding underscores the growing influence of Chinese companies in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/half-of-major-lithium-deals-since-2018-were-made-by-chinese-firms-study-says\/\" title=\"Chinese firms have dominated half of the significant lithium deals since 2018, according to a study.\">global lithium market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;And these\u200c stories are malicious,\u2064 perpetuating the ugly assumption\u2064 that the Justice cannot think for himself.\u200b They are part of a\u2064 larger attack on the Court and its legitimacy as an\u200b institution,&#8221; the letter declared. &#8220;The picture\u2062 they paint\u2063 of \u2063the Court and the\u200b man\u2063 for whom we \u200bworked \u2064bears no resemblance to reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Referring to\u200d the increasing criticism against Thomas, the letter continues, &#8220;As his law clerks, we offer this response.&#8221; It emphasizes that despite the different paths\u2063 each clerk took, they all\u200c witnessed firsthand Thomas&#8217;s unimpeachable integrity and unshakable independence, which \u2062were deeply rooted in\u2062 his upbringing.<\/p>\n<p>The letter\u2064 presents Thomas&#8217;s life story as one of triumph, highlighting his\u200c journey from poverty in the segregated South to becoming one of\u200c the most powerful legal figures \u2062in the\u2064 United\u200d States. It concludes that Thomas&#8217;s story should be shared widely, from American classrooms to \u200bkitchen tables, as an\u200c embodiment of\u200d the American\u200d dream realized.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">here<\/a> to read more from The \u2064Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We are proud\u2063 to have\u200b been his clerks and to remain his friends, and we\u2062 unequivocally reject attacks on his integrity, his character, or\u2063 his ethics,&#8221; the letter concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The latest report from ProPublica, published earlier this month, claimed that\u2063 the associate \u200bjustice accepted at least 38 \u2062vacations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-100-former-clerks-of-clarence-thomas-defend-integrity-and-character-in-open-letter\/\" title=\"100+ ex-clerks of Clarence Thomas vouch for his integrity and character in open letter.\">26 international private jet flights<\/a> (plus an additional eight by helicopter), 12 \u2064VIP passes to sporting events, and two resort stays\u2062 during his time on\u2062 the court. The report also revealed his ties to a number of \u200bbillionaire \u2062benefactors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 100 ex-clerks of Justice Clarence Thomas defended him against character attacks. In an open letter, they praised his intellect, faith, and patriotism. 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