People For supporter –
Yesterday, CBS News and The Washington Post published dozens of text messages obtained by the January 6th Select Committee revealing that Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, conspired with Mark Meadows – then White House Chief of Staff – to overturn the results of the 2020 election.[1]
This is bombshell-level news, and reveals the depths to which Ginni Thomas has immersed herself in QAnon conspiracy theories and the "Big Lie." One of her texts to Meadows went so far as to tell him that ... "Biden crime family ... are being arrested & detained for ballot fraud & will be living in barges off GITMO to face military tribunals for sedition.”
Clarence Thomas really should resign from the Supreme Court – but at the very least, must recuse himself from any and all cases related to the efforts to overthrow our democracy.
Thank you for your activism on this issue and for speaking out to support truth, justice, and the American way!
– The People For Digital Team (Ben, Sarah, Meg, Zach and Will)
Source:
1. "Texts Reveal Ginni Thomas Embraced QAnon Conspiracies, Pushed White House to Overturn 2020 Election", Rolling Stone, 3/24/22
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Friend,
In new reporting out just this week, Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has confirmed that she attended the so-called ‘Stop the Steal’ rally on January 6, 2021 – just hours before participants stormed the U.S. Capitol! And several eye witnesses have claimed that Ginni was also present at the Willard Hotel that day – which served as the "command center" for those leading the effort to overturn the election for Donald Trump and planning the Jan. 6 protest, according to reporter Hunter Walker.[1][2]
We’re re-upping our call for Justice Thomas to recuse himself from any case that involves the Jan. 6 insurrection or efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and we need you to join us and the nearly 23,000 supporters who have already added their name to our petition.
Thanks for all you do,
Zach, People For
Sources:
1. "A Supreme Court Justice’s Wife Attended the Rally Before the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot", Rolling Stone, 3/14/22
2. Walker, H [@hunterw], 3/14/22 "Three separate sources have told me they believe they saw Ginni Thomas at the Willard on Jan. 6. That's the hotel where rally planners had a headquarters and the Trump allies working to overturn the election had a "command center."" Twitter.
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People For supporter,
In January, the Supreme Court ruled on a request by Trump to block the release of White House records to the House Select Committee investigating January 6. Justice Clarence Thomas was the sole dissenter in the 8-1 ruling, arguing in favor of allowing Trump to keep the truth about what happened that day hidden.[1]
Aside from the red flags this raises about Justice Thomas’ ideological – and perhaps partisan – extremism, the decision should sound the alarm for all Americans concerned about Supreme Court justices’ adherence to basic standards of ethics. And here’s why:
A new in-depth investigation by The New York Times Magazine further reveals the significant involvement of Justice Thomas’s wife Ginni Thomas in far-right extremist movements, including efforts to overturn the 2020 election, provide support to the so-called “Stop the Steal” movement, and bury the truth about the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.[2]
There have been concerns for a long time that Justice Thomas has not been able to draw a clear line of separation between his responsibilities as a Supreme Court justice and the extremist political activities of Ginni Thomas, which go back decades.
It’s become clear that Justice Thomas cannot be trusted to be a fair arbiter in cases involving the far-right political movements in which his wife has been and remains deeply involved. And with our whole system of government itself under perhaps the greatest threat it’s ever faced, by insurrectionists and other pro-Trump authoritarians, we cannot afford to have someone on the Supreme Court eager to side with the enemies of democracy.
Supreme Court justices are not currently bound by the same ethics rules that apply to all other federal court judges. So removing Justice Thomas’s influence in these cases is vital to protecting against impropriety and making sure justices’ personal political allegiances don’t put them at odds with defending our constitutional democracy.
Justice Thomas should not have been involved in the White House records case and should recuse himself from further cases involving such subject matter.
Thank you for everything you do,
– Ben Betz, Director of Digital & Organizing
Source:
[1] "In Rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court Allows Release of Jan. 6 Files." (The New York Times, 1/19/2022.)
[2] "The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas." (The New York Times, 2/22/2022.)
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