Here's the Exact Clarence Thomas Joke You've Been Waiting for
The court reporter's filing on yesterday's historic Supreme Court session is in, committing to public record the moment Clarence Thomas ended his seven years of silence... with a joke about Yale. Thomas infamously holds the record for lasting the longest of any Supreme Court justice without asking any questions during oral arguments. But yesterday, he broke his self-imposed silence of almost seven years. Here's what he reportedly said—all four words of it:
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Rimshot! You can't really tell what Thomas said from this hasty shorthand—many justices were speaking at the time, making it hard for the poor court reporter to catch Thomas' every word. But the zinger that put the court in stitches was reportedly a jab at Yale Law School, the alma mater Thomas feels so conflicted about.
