Claim: During the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination, Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) 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: Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 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.