Clarence Thomas, Who Has Faced Scrutiny Over His Ethics, Discusses People Who 'bomb Your Reputation'

Ginni Thomas (left) in 2017 and Clarence Thomas (right) in 2009.Chip Somodevilla, Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke at a judicial conference in Alabama on Friday.Thomas told US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle he and his wife have endured "lies."His wife, Ginni Thomas, faced scrutiny for her belief that the 2020 election was stolen.Clarence Thomas made it clear on Friday that he's not been happy with some of the conversations about him over the past few years.During the 11th Circuit Judicial Conference in Point Clear, Alabama, Thomas expressed dismay at critics of him and his wife, though the Supreme Court Justice kept vague about what criticisms he was referring to, the Associated Press reported.Per the AP, Thomas was asked about "working in a world that seems meanspirited" by US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle — a Donald Trump appointee who moderated the conversation."I think there's challenges to that," Thomas said, per the AP.