Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday called for the creation of a code of ethics for Supreme Court justices after the emergence of Jan. 6-related text messages by Ginni Thomas.
The conservative activist and the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas sent the messages to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows about overturning the 2020 election.
Ginni Thomas reportedly sent Meadows a series of texts about keeping Trump in the White House after he lost the 2020 election during Trump’s efforts to overturn the results. Some of the text messages appeared to embrace elements of the QAnon conspiracy theory, including subjecting elected officials and reporters to military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay for alleged crimes.
Most Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, defended Thomas, arguing his wife’s political views have no bearing on his work on the high court and dismissing the scandal as a pressure campaign designed to force Thomas to retire so he could be replaced with a more liberal justice.
“A Supreme Court justice is now not required to address why he or she doesn't think he or she needs to recuse,” Whitehouse said. “And if a party thinks that they really ought to overuse, they have no recourse.”
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