Pence comes out swinging in support of Clarence Thomas
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Former VP Mike Pence slammed the left for what he called malicious attacks on Justice Clarence Thomas' character, defending the conservative Supreme Court member's integrity.
"The attacks on his character are continuing today, and it’s appalling to see," Pence continued. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Australian businessman Anthony Pratt (L) during a state dinner for Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., September 20, 2019. (Reuters/Joshua Roberts) Vice President Mike Pence (L) shakes hands with Justice Clarence Thomas (R) after being sworn in during inauguration ceremonies swearing in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017. (Reuters/Carlos Barria) Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 07: United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (L) and Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts (R) pose for their official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court has begun a new term after Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was officially added to the bench in September (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Thomas Phippen is an Editor at Fox News.
Thomas has faced criticism for a series of reported breaches of Supreme Court ethics. The criticisms stemmed from a ProPublica report showing he had received gifts from Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow and did not report them. Thomas' defenders say he has complied with the court's reporting guidelines.