Justice Thomas ally pens scathing WSJ opinion piece detailing ‘errors and deceptions’ in recent report

Attorney Mark Paoletta believes a recent Fix the Court report about gifts Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has allegedly received over the years is littered with "errors and deceptions."

Paoletta, who co-authored the book "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words," is a longtime friend of Thomas and worked on his 1991 confirmation. On Sunday, he penned a Wall Street Journal opinion piece headlined, "The ‘Fix’ Is in With the Latest Attack on Clarence Thomas," that ripped recent claims about Justice Thomas.

"It’s late in the Supreme Court’s term, which means it’s hunting season for the justices’ detractors. As usual, Clarence Thomas is a prime target. Fix the Court, which styles itself a nonpartisan advocate for ‘non-ideological ‘fixes’’ to make the judiciary ‘more open and more accountable’—released a chart purporting to show that Justice Thomas has received almost $4.2 million in gifts and ‘likely gifts’ between 2004 and 2023," Paoletta wrote in the Journal.

"The other 16 justices who served during that period, according to the chart, received a combined total of less than $600,000 in gifts. That includes a mere $3,150 for Justice Anthony Kennedy, $55,014 for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and $15,500 for Justice Stephen Breyer," Paoletta continued. "Can that be true? No. A review of Fix the Court’s claims shows multiple errors and deceptions."

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Paoletta picked apart the June 6 Fix the Court piece that detailed "gifts" the Supreme Court justices have received over the years.

"It counts as ‘gifts’ Justice Thomas’s trips and vacations with friends that weren’t required to be disclosed. Fix the Court counts