(…) Instead of friendly fake news anchors nodding along, Elias ran straight into a brick wall called Clarence Thomas. Elias had no script to fall back on. He wasn’t getting those lovely, gentle softball lobs. This guy went into the lion’s den with zero protection. So, when Marc had to face a competent Justice, quietly asking him to explain what the heck he was arguing and why any of it made constitutional sense, Marc crumbled.
It was painful.
And Elias wasn’t arguing some random fringe case. He was trying to sell the Court on this convoluted theory that coordinated political spending was some “First Amendment” speech issue. Basically, he wanted the justices to believe that paying campaign bills and coordinating expenses somehow magically transforms into “protected expression.”
Justice Thomas was not buying it.
As you listen to the audio, pay attention to what keeps happening. Thomas asks a simple question. Elias responds with a fog machine of confusion. Thomas asks again. Elias keeps circling the drain, repeating phrases like “symbolic speech” and “the act of giving,” without ever landing a coherent answer. Eventually, Thomas flat-out says he does not understand what Elias is even arguing.
Ouch.
Listen:
Justice Thomas grills Russia collusion hoaxer Marc Elias about his rambling campaign finance arguments.
“I still don’t understand what you’re saying.” pic.twitter.com/3G85va9XPy
— The Federalist (@FDRLST) December 9, 2025
Marc did so poorly that even his friends in the fake-news media abandoned ship.
Sean Davis:
Elias did so poorly today and embarrassed himself so badly that all his friends in the corrupt corporate media—the ones who have him on TV constantly to peddle hoax after hoax unchallenged—completely blacked out his SCOTUS appearance in the hope nobody would find out how… https://t.co/tUUwzSVAgT
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 10, 2025