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NBC News reports:
“It is disgraceful that Justice Thomas and Alito brazenly refused to recuse themselves from this case,” Sen. Dick Durbin said. “As I’ve said before, the appearance of impropriety or partiality require recusal. Until Chief Justice Roberts uses his existing authority to enact an enforceable code of conduct, I will continue to push to pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act.”
Democrats had called for Alito to recuse himself from two Trump-related cases over two controversial flags that were flown outside his homes in Virginia and New Jersey. Calls for Thomas to recuse himself from the cases center on trips he took that were paid for by billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow and that he failed to disclose on his financial forms. Both justices declined to step aside.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called it “disgraceful” that Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito did not recuse themselves from the immunity decision.
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— The Hill (@thehill) July 1, 2024
Relatedly, it is disgraceful that Justices Thomas and Alito brazenly refused to recuse themselves from this case.
As I’ve said before, the appearance of impropriety or partiality require recusal.
— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) July 1, 2024
Until Chief Justice Roberts uses his existing authority to enact an enforceable code of conduct, I will continue to push to pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act.
— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) July 1, 2024