Meet the Press Minute: Clarence Thomas believes in ‘judicial restraint,’ says John Danforth in 1991



Then-Sen. John Danforth (R-Mo.) was Clarence Thomas’ mentor and chief supporter in the Senate, shepherding him through his contentious confirmation process. “I think that Clarence Thomas is going to be a judge who does not try to use the Supreme Court as a way of fostering his own political philosophy,” he said on Meet the Press in 1991.

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27 comments

  1. Kind of think he overstepped when he declared 'all of yo bodies belong to Clarence' and sent a d- pick full on shading into taint with his rebuttal. Smacks of unprofessionalism, to my judgement.

  2. Hayward Burns prominent attorney Warned about Tom😂😮😅😊

  3. Hello Crow and Thomas went RIGHT to IT🎉❤🎉❤

  4. The New Justice PhilosophyOOh how Sweet it Sounds😢😢😢😢🎉

  5. It was all soo simply then! Tom😮🎉

  6. Restraint? I know Brett Tom Roberts are corrupt Everyone must be checked No one is able too resist taking an Unchecked position for granted🎉🎉😢That's Life!❤

  7. One of the Greatest of All-Time!

  8. Another reason why America is turning into a cesspool is because there are next to no consequences to crimes.

    But he was likely giving himself a back door.

  9. I fought the law and the law won. So, I paid the law and I won.

  10. This is a Federalist Society game plan, strategized by most ALL Republicans for years. They want to forever eliminate Democrats, diminish the US Govt, except for a strong Authoritarian, with a strong police, and Justice Dept. It's a corporate takeover that uses America's division, far right extremists, and dumb voters that believe misinformation, all planned to end our Democracy as we know it.

  11. He doesn’t believe on personal “restraint with accepting bribes…

  12. LOLOLOL – He fooled all of them. 🖕Clarence Thomas

  13. That makes two mistakes by Danforth, Thomas and Hawley!

  14. Accountability…
    Is lacking.

  15. I did not realize how short his was – explains a lot.

  16. TYT has RONALD REAGAN dressed in drag in a 1943 Drag Queen movie.

  17. All countries struggle with legal issues but nobody gets it wrong in the developed world like the USA.

  18. THOMAS IS THE BEST JUSTICE ON THE COURT. 🍻

  19. Clarence Thomas believes in a rewards program for favorable rulings and opinions.

  20. Well, that didn't age well.

  21. thomas is a liar, an uncle tom and a crook.

  22. I miss Tim Russet. He was a fantastic journalist/Anchor may his soul continue to rest in enduring peace.

  23. Well that didn't age too well, did it?

  24. If democrats really cared about black people they wouldn't treat Clarence Thomas this way. They been treating him with disrespect for over 20 years.