Leonard Leo's PR Machine Deployed To Make Clarence Thomas Look Good
It’s not like we haven't suspected there's a shadow right-wing media machine designed to sanitize Clarence Thomas’ corruption and turn him into a right-wing martyr. But The Washington Post has brought the receipts. They all seem to lead back to SCOTUS justice-picker Leonard Leo.
In case you’re not aware of just how much Leo is responsible for the Supreme Court pickle we are in today, The Post points out that he has “led advocacy campaigns to help confirm every conservative Supreme Court justice over the past two decades. He advised President Donald Trump on his selection of three justices.”
But, apparently, taking away a woman’s 50-year right to make her own health care choices, turning back the clock on civil rights, voting rights and gay rights is not enough for Leo. He’s also spending lots of dough on keeping the justices in his lap, so to speak.