VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-11-05
“When you lose that trust, especially in the institution that I’m in, it changes the institution fundamentally,”
Clarence Thomas · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05
Justice Clarence Thomas said shortly after the leak that losing trust fundamentally changes the institution of the Supreme Court.
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