Massachusetts Dem Candidate Calls for Impeaching Clarence Thomas
By Matt | Contributor | August 30, 2018 2:02PM
A Massachusetts Democrat House candidate said she would file an impeachment resolution if elected, not against President Donald Trump, but against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. On what basis? Sexual harassment allegations that were debunked decades ago.
That candidate, Barbara L’Italien, said the sexual harassment allegations against Thomas are an “elephant in the room for Congress in the #MeToo era.†“There is an elephant in the room for Congress in the #MeToo era. Our leaders have to start talking about it. Two of the most powerful men in the country have been credibly accused of sexual crimes and gotten away with it,†she said. “Laws cracking down on sexual assault have to be signed by a president who multiple women say assaulted them. Regulations to stop sexual harassment can be struck down by a Supreme Court justice who lied under oath to counter allegations of sexual harassment. Why would victims think a government like that is looking out for them?â€
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