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Bloomberg News reports:
Senator Elizabeth Warren and almost two dozen other Democratic lawmakers are demanding that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from any cases involving 2020 election disputes or the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol after revelations his wife advocated actions to overturn the presidential election.
Warren, Representative Pramila Jayapal and members of the House and Senate judiciary committees also want Thomas and Chief Justice John Roberts to explain why Thomas didn’t recuse himself from a case involving access to former President Donald Trump’s White House records, in which Thomas was the lone vote against release of the documents.
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Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats are demanding Clarence Thomas recuse himself from cases involving the 2020 election after revelations his wife advocated actions to overturn it https://t.co/mWFJM1wflH
— Bloomberg (@business) March 29, 2022
Justice Thomas failed to recuse himself from cases about the 2020 election & Jan 6, while his wife was leading efforts to overturn the election. @RepJayapal & I are leading over 20 colleagues to demand answers about this potentially egregious ethics breach.https://t.co/3FJFZLb90m
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) March 29, 2022
Ginni Thomas tried to overturn an election. Her husband, Justice Clarence Thomas, must recuse himself from any more cases on the coup attempt. He must explain why he hasn’t already done so. And the Supreme Court needs a basic, binding Code of Ethics. https://t.co/mDmfaf5Xok
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) March 29, 2022
Clarence Thomas should resign.
If not, his failure to disclose income from right-wing organizations, recuse himself from matters involving his wife, and his vote to block the Jan 6th commission from key information must be investigated and could serve as grounds for impeachment.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 29, 2022