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Hillary Clinton said Clarence Thomas has been “a person of grievances” since law school.
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Clinton’s comments were made on “CBS This Morning” in a discussion of Roe v. Wade.
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She said he sent “a signal” to “lowering courts, legislatures to find cases, pass laws, solve.”
Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Clarence Thomas, who she’s known since they attended Yale Law School in the 1960s, has always been a “person of resentment.”
“I studied law with him. He’s been an annoyance for as long as I’ve known him,” Clinton said Tuesday during an interview on “CBS This Morning” with Gayle King. “Resentment, resentment, anger,” she added.
In a concurring opinion released when the Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, Thomas wrote, “we must reconsider all substantive precedents of this Court” for rulings granting individuals the right to access contraception, intimate gay relationships, and the same- sex marriage.
“He may be alone, but he’s giving signals,” Clinton said of Thomas. “He has in the past signaled to lower courts, to state legislators to find cases, pass laws and resolve them,” she added.
Clinton argued that Thomas tells far-right conservative judges and state lawmakers, “Maybe I won’t get them the first, second, or third time, but we’re sticking with it.”
“Women will die, Gayle. Women will die,” Clinton said of Roe’s withdrawal.
“I don’t care what political party or religion you are – the question is, who decides? Is the government coming into your bedroom? Is the government going to make these decisions? We are only at the beginning of this terrible mockery that these court did to us,” Clinton said.
Thomas, whose wife, Ginni, has been criticized for her role in the events leading up to the January 6 attack, is facing calls for impeachment.
The Supreme Court did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.
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