Hi,

According to Trump lawyers Justice Clarence Thomas was their “only chance” to stop certification of fair 2020 election results in Biden’s favor.1 That’s because his wife Ginni Thomas was texting with Trump’s former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows about the insurrection and pressuring lawmakers at the state and federal level to throw out election results.

But that’s not all. Clarence Thomas was also the only justice on the Supreme Court to side with Trump in a case about whether the January 6th Committee could access Trump’s White House records. And that’s still not all. Clarence Thomas also shielded Senator Lindsay Graham from testifying before a grand jury about election meddling in Georgia.

Congress needs to hold Justice Thomas accountable for his unethical behavior. They can do that by opening an investigation into Thomas’ conflicts of interest now, before he does something even more egregious.

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to investigate Justice Clarence Thomas!

If Congress doesn’t act now, Clarence Thomas could be allowed to rule on a case with terrifying implications for our democracy: Moore v. Harper. Essentially, the court will determine whether states can overturn election results and ignore the will of the people.2

Justice Thomas has already demonstrated he’s unable to rule fairly on cases pertaining to Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He protected Lindsay Graham and, in January 2021, was the only justice who sided with Trump in a case determining whether the January 6th Committee could access Trump White House records.3

Just two months later, we learned the extent of his wife’s involvement in the Trump coup attempt. Ginni Thomas texted with Trump’s former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows about the insurrection and pressured lawmakers at the state and federal levels to throw out the fairly-determined election results.3 Given Ginni Thomas’s actions and potential liability, there’s no way Clarence Thomas can be trusted to rule fairly in Moore v. Harper or other Trump-related cases.

Luckily, legislation addressing SCOTUS conflicts of interest is pending in Congress right now. The Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act would ban Members of the court from trading individual stocks, requiring the court to adopt a Code of Ethics, overhauling the recusal process, and more.3

Without a code of ethics, SCOTUS is simply ignoring our demands for basic ethical conduct.4 Clarence Thomas stands with Trump and Lindsay Graham. We need a SCOTUS Code of Ethics — now!

Sign the petition: Pass the Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act, legislation creating a Code of Ethics for Supreme Court justices and their spouses!

Thanks for taking action,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress

Sources:

  1. Politico, “Trump lawyers saw Justice Thomas as 'only chance' to stop 2020 election certification,” November 2, 2022.
  2. CNN, “Clarence Thomas freezes order for Lindsey Graham to testify before Georgia grand jury investigating 2020 election,” October 24, 2022.
  3. SCOTUS Blog, “Moore v. Harper,” September 21, 2022.
  4. Washington Post, “Virginia Thomas urged White House chief to pursue unrelenting efforts to overturn the 2020 election, texts show,” March 24, 2022.

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