Experts alarmed by Thomas' participation in Trump immunity case despite 'insurrectionist' wife

[Bundbuster]

https://www.alternet.org/clarence-thomas-immunity/

Critics of far-right Justice Clarence Thomas have been arguing that because of the role his wife, GOP activist Ginni Thomas, played in Trump's efforts to overturn the 2024 presidential election results, he should recuse himself from the case. Justice Thomas' critics argue that it is a major conflict of interest for him to rule in Trump's immunity case.

Meanwhile, in a biting opinion column published on April 25, MSNBC legal writer Jordan Rubin argues that it is unethical for Justice Thomas to not recuse himself from Trump's immunity case. Justice Thomas' "participation," Rubin warns, is "incredible in a bad way."

"The GOP appointee has ignored calls to recuse himself from January 6-related cases, even though his wife, Ginni, backed efforts to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss," Rubin explains. "Notably, Thomas did recuse himself from a rejected petition by MAGA lawyer John Eastman at the beginning of the term in October, though he didn't explain his rationale for doing so. I have made the modest suggestion that he should at least explain his non-recusal in these matters, but the justice has not taken me up on that idea."

The MSNBC legal columnist continues, "Indeed, we saw quite recently that Thomas has no intention of sitting out these cases. At last week's hearing in another January 6 appeal, he pressed the federal government on its prosecutions of rioters, suggesting that they're unfair. Given his personal connection to the insurrection and its aftermath, Thomas' involvement in Trump's immunity appeal is even further troubling, due partly to the presently unknown behind-the-scenes moves that led the Court to take up the appeal at all back in February and then not hear it argued sooner."

[NoRethugFriends]

1. Pretty impossible to be surprised about any of this stuff anymore

[bluestarone]

2. Is it way past time to Subpoena this woman?

Why wouldn't we do that?

[Irish_Dem]

3. She is a traitor, a criminal, who wants to destroy the constitution and democracy.

Her husband presides over some of the very same crime scenes she was involved with.

Ho hum, the unsupreme court does not care.

[Bundbuster]

6. I actually loathe Uncle Thomas & Wife more than Shitler

How is that possible?

- There are two of them who have been working to destroy democracy longer than Accordion Hands.

- She's a major mover in the most loathsome reichwing groups in this country - Federalist Society, Liberty Central, Turning Point USA, and Council For National Policy.

- She was more active than Shitler in efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 insurrection.

- Uncle Thomas' arrogant slanderous lying sack of shit performance against Anita Hill in 1991 still pollutes my mind like a grade D horror movie, still running 33 years later.

- Uncle Thomas has helped pass more destructive Supreme Court decisions than any justice in history. Everything that he has ever stood for, I stand against.

[Autumn]

4. That SOB's life is a conflict of interest.

[SheilaAnn]

5. Is there anything in the Constitution re re-organizing the SC? This one needs to be abolished and we need to have a

fresh/new Supreme Court.