The Democratic chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee vowed his panel will take action after a report published Thursday alleged Justice Clarence Thomas accepted millions from a GOP donor in luxury travel experiences.
The allegations prompted liberal organizations to renew calls for Justice Thomas’ resignation.
Rakim H.D. Brooks, president of Alliance for Justice, said Justice Thomas can’t be trusted to protect the law. “Justice Thomas should resign. If he fails to do so, Congress is required by its oath to protect and defend the Constitution to hold robust hearings to determine just how far this rot goes and how badly it has compromised the fair administration of justice,” Mr. Brooks said.Last year, they argued he should be recused from all election-related cases since his wife attended the Jan.
“It was a question of not wanting to use the office for anything other than what it was intended,” she told ProPublica., meanwhile, told ProPublica that he’s been friends with the Thomases for years and extends “hospitality” — “no different from the hospitality we have extended to our many other dear friends,” he said.
Carrie Severino, president of the Judicial Crisis Network and a former Thomas clerk, defended her old boss.made very clear in his statement that the hospitality he has extended to his dear friend, Justice Thomas, is no different from that he has shown to his other close friends,” she said.
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