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What about Anita Hill?

Anita Hill testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in 1991, alleging sexual harassment charges against now Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas.
Anita Hill testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in 1991, alleging sexual harassment charges against now Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas. Bill Snead The Washington Post

One of the most disgusting and morally offensive political appointments the Republican Party ever made was the lifetime appointment of Clarence Thomas to the United States Supreme Court.

Will Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate Majority leader, ever say, “I believe Anita Hill”?

I did and still do.

Judy Rembacki

Georgetown

This story was originally published December 4, 2017 at 5:44 PM with the headline "What about Anita Hill?."

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