Clarence Thomas’ wife scored secret big bucks payments from conservative court guru with help from Kellyanne Conway

The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reportedly received nearly $100,000 in secret payments orchestrated by the leader of the conservative Federalist Society — with an assist from former Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway. Ginni Thomas, a prominent far right-wing activist, scored the back-channel payments from Leonard Leo, a powerful court-shaping conservative guru, even as Leo’s non-profit filed briefs to the court on which her husband sits. The river of cash was channeled through a company run by Conway, Trump’s onetime White House communications chief and campaign manager, according...