Judiciary chair calls on Justice Thomas to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases
By Jordain Carney - 03/28/22 04:10 PM EDT
Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said on Monday that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
Durbin's comments come in the wake of reports from late last week that Ginni Thomas, Clarence Thomas's wife, urged then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move aggressively to overturn the 2020 election. Ginni Thomas also disclosed in a recent interview that she took part in the "Stop the Steal" rally that preceded the riot.
Durbin said Ginni Thomas's involvement "really creates an obvious conflict" for her husband on Jan. 6-related cases.
"For the good of the court I think he should recuse himself from those cases," Durbin added.
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