How Justice Thomas’s ‘Nearly Adopted Daughter’ Became His Law Clerk
How Justice Thomas’s ‘Nearly Adopted Daughter’ Became His Law Clerk
Justice Clarence Thomas gave Crystal Clanton a home and a job after she left a conservative youth organization in controversy. Then the justice picked her for one of the most coveted positions in the legal world.
Um, she texted WHAT?
The Thomases and Ms. Clanton, a 29-year-old conservative organizer turned lawyer, have built such a close relationship that the couple informally refer to her as their “nearly adopted daughter.” Ms. Clanton, who was previously accused of sending racist text messages, including one that read “I HATE BLACK PEOPLE,” has lived in the Thomas home, assisted Ms. Thomas in her political consulting business and joined her in a “girls trip” to New York.
Thats Republicanism for you