Claim: During the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination, Clarence Thomas testified that the accusations against him were false, and stated that "this is a case in which this sleaze, this dirt, was searched for by the staffers of this committee[...]"
Evidence: Thomas testified that the accusations against him were false and that, "I deny each and every single allegation against me today that suggested in any way that I had conversations of a sexual nature or about pornographic material with Anita Hill, that I ever attempted to date her, that I ever had any personal sexual interest in her, or that I in any way ever harassed her." Clarence Thomas also stated that, "This is a case in which this sleaze, this dirt, was searched for by staffers of members of this committee.