All that signifying didn't help his nephew.
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he raised his grandnephew, Mark Martin, "as a son" from the time Martin was 6.
Revelations that billionaire Republican Harlan Crowe paid for Martin's education have fueled a scandal engulfing the Court.
Martin now faces decades in prison and says Thomas has refused to speak with him for years.
Clarence Thomas raised him 'as a son.' Now he's facing 25-plus years on weapons and drug charges.
Years ago, Thomas took in a 6-year-old relative who reminded him of himself. His sister's grandson, Mark Martin was a "challenge."

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he raised his grandnephew, Mark Martin, "as a son" from the time Martin was 6.
Revelations that billionaire Republican Harlan Crowe paid for Martin's education have fueled a scandal engulfing the Court.
Martin now faces decades in prison and says Thomas has refused to speak with him for years.