Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jerry Nadler, Jamie Raskin, Hank Johnson, and Ted Lieu wrote to the Division of Justice urging Lawyer Normal Garland to open an investigation into Justice Clarence Thomas.
The Home Democrats wrote partly:
Justice Thomas’s constant failure to reveal items and advantages from business magnates and rich, politically lively executives highlights a blatant disregard for judicial ethics in addition to obvious authorized violations. No particular person, no matter their place or stature, ought to be exempt from authorized scrutiny for lawbreaking.
The integrity of our judicial system hinges on the impartiality and transparency of its members. As a Supreme Courtroom justice and excessive constitutional officer, Justice Thomas ought to be held to the best commonplace, not the bottom —and he definitely shouldn’t be allowed to violate federal regulation. Refusing to carry him accountable would set a harmful precedent, undermining public belief in our establishments and elevating authentic questions on our nation’s equal utility of legal guidelines.
The representatives wrote {that a} DOJ investigation was the one technique to shield the integrity of the Supreme Courtroom and the judicial system to make it possible for the sort of legal exercise and corruption doesn’t occur once more.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez has stated that impeachment have to be on the desk for Justice Thomas.
The Home Democrats who’ve signed the letter are a number of the most credible and influential members of the Democratic caucus. Clarence Thomas is being shielded from an impeachment investigation, however a tiny Home majority, however Democrats are suggesting that the disaster on the Supreme Courtroom has gone past impeachment and reached the extent of criminality the place Justice Division involvement is critical.
If Democrats take again the Home subsequent yr, Justice Thomas may need to think about retirement as a result of his corruption isn’t going to be forgotten.
