Clarence Thomas

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Justice Clarence Thomas was absent from the hearings Monday because of an illness.

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas pauses while speaking about his time as a student at College of the Holy Cross after receiving an honorary degree from the college, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appears in an exhibit that was installed Sunday in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. The display honors both of the black justices who ascended to the pinnacle of the legal profession. The other is Thurgood Marshall. (Associated Press/File)

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Vice President Mike Pence taking the oath of office, administered by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, using a Bible owned by Ronald Reagan and used in his inaugurations.

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In this Jan. 26, 2012 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. Thomas says the Supreme Court confirmation process is an example of how the nation’s capital is “broken in some ways.” Thomas reflected Oct. 26, 2016, on his 25 years as a justice, at the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank where his wife once worked. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the memorial service for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in March at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. With the death of his longtime colleague and friend Antonin Scalia, and the direction of the court mired in uncertainty by a tumultuous presidential race, perhaps Justice Thomas' most significant years defending the Constitution may be yet to come.

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Wendell Pierce as Clarence Thomas in HBO Films' "Confirmation" Photo courtesy HBO

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President Barack Obama greets Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas prior to his address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Clarence Thomas The Washington Times photo

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Rep. Bennie Thompson, Mississippi Democrat, who labeled Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas "an Uncle Tom," has doubled down on his attacks. (Photo: Associated Press)