Democrats Say Justice Thomas Should Recuse Himself From Trump Supreme Court Case

Published on December 18, 2023

Several House Democrats have called on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from the case involving whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution. In a letter Monday, the House Democrats “strongly implore you to exercise your discretion and recuse yourself from this and any other decisions in the case of United States v. Trump,” wrote the group of Democrats, which included Reps. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), among others. The letter added that “if you want to show the American people that the Supreme Court’s recent Code of Conduct is worth more than the paper it is written on, you must do the honorable thing and recuse yourself from any decisions in the case.” Senate Democrats sent a similar letter to Justice Thomas last week, making related demands....

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