Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden has called on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from any Jan. 6-related cases a day after text messsages revealed that his wife Ginni urged Mark Meadows to take measures to overturn the 2020 election.
revealed that Thomas's wife, Ginni Thomas, repeatedly urged then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to take measures to overturn the 2020 election results."Judges are obligated to recuse themselves when their participation in a case would create even the appearance of a conflict of interest. A person with an ounce of commonsense could see that bar is met here," Wyden said in a statement.
"At the bare minimum, Justice Thomas needs to recuse himself from any case related to the January 6th investigation, and should Donald Trump run again, any case related to the 2024 election." “In light of new reporting from numerous outlets, Justice Thomas’ conduct on the Supreme Court looks increasingly corrupt," Wyden said.Sen. Richard Blumenthal also said Friday that Thomas should consider "voluntarily appearing" before the Jan.
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Justice Thomas’ wife urged overturning 2020 election: reportThe messages show she was urging the top levels of the Trump administration to try to throw out the results, and even offering coaching to Mark Meadows on how best to do so.
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