Clarence Thomas' lawyer says a billionaire bought his mom's house because it was in a 'blighted' neighborhood full of 'junkies' and they wanted her to keep living there

Fri, 09/01/2023 - 12:43

Billionaire Harlan Crow bought Clarence Thomas' mom's house — which the justice partly owned — in 2014.
The sale was undisclosed, raising questions about the ethics of billionaires secretly doing business with Supreme Court justices.
Thomas' lawyers now say the secret deal happened in part because of the terrible conditions of the neighborhood.