In desperation to attack Justice Clarence Thomas, ''ProPublica'' even recycled old news about him.
In desperation to attack Justice Clarence Thomas, ''ProPublica'' even recycled old news about him.
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'The site accuses the justice of legal violations—but he was officially cleared more than a decade ago.'
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'The site accuses the justice of legal violations—but he was officially cleared more than a decade' earlier.
{{Cquote|The first attack in the left’s spring offensive against the U.S. Supreme Court was an April 6 (2023) ProPublica hit piece about Justice Clarence Thomas. The site quotes “ethics experts” who accuse him of violating federal law by not disclosing trips he had taken with a longtime friend. The accusation turns out to be old news that was adjudicated more than a decade ago.<ref>Mark Paoletta, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/propublica-recycles-old-clarence-thomas-news-trips-crow-judicial-conference-investigation-b9d23640?mod=opinion_lead_pos7 ''ProPublica'' Recycles Old Clarence Thomas News], ''WSJ'', June 4, 2023</ref>}}
{{Cquote|The first attack in the left’s spring offensive against the U.S. Supreme Court was an April 6 (2023) ProPublica hit piece about Justice Clarence Thomas. The site quotes “ethics experts” who accuse him of violating federal law by not disclosing trips he had taken with a longtime friend. The accusation turns out to be old news that was adjudicated more than a decade ago.<ref>Mark Paoletta, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/propublica-recycles-old-clarence-thomas-news-trips-crow-judicial-conference-investigation-b9d23640?mod=opinion_lead_pos7 ''ProPublica'' Recycles Old Clarence Thomas News], ''WSJ'', June 4, 2023</ref>}}