Rep. Johnson Urges Justice Thomas To Recuse In Trump Colorado Ballot Case
Congressman’s Letter to Thomas: Your Wife’s Intimate Involvement in ‘Stop the Steal,’ As Well As Your Household’s Financial Stake In Trump’s Reelection, Disqualify You From Hearing This Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee overseeing the Courts, and seven House colleagues sent a letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas today urging him to recuse himself in the Trump Colorado ballot case.
The letter highlights the justice’s wife’s intimate involvement in that “not only did your wife attend the January 6 rally, but she was instrumental in planning it and bringing the insurrectionists to the Capitol,” the lawmakers wrote. “Your wife was one of nine board members for a conservative political group that helped lead the “Stop the Steal” movement, a movement which culminated in the January 6 attack that the Colorado Supreme Court deemed an insurrection.”
It also directly connects Justice Thomas’s and his wife’s financial stake in any potential ruling for the first time by outlining how the value of Mrs. Thomas’s firm directly benefitted from the Trump presidency.
“Your wife’s income benefits your household, therefore your family, and by extension you personally. You have a financial stake in the outcome of this case, which disqualifies you from any involvement in it.”
The letter points out that the Code of Conduct Justice Thomas just signed two months ago states that: “The Justice knows that the Justice. ...or the Justice’s spouse… has a financial interest in the subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding, or any other interest that could be affected substantially by the outcome of the proceeding,” or those in which “The Justice or Justice’s spouse…is known by the Justice:…(iii) to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding.”
The letter was signed by members of the Judiciary and Oversight Committees: Reps. Madeleine Dean (PA), Glenn Ivey (MD), Gerald E. Connolly (VA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Melanie Stansbury (NM), Jasmine Crockett (TX), Dan Goldman (NY).
Read the full letter HERE.
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