Justice Thomas has faced pressure to recuse himself from such cases since reports outlining the role that his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, played in attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
Text messages she allegedly sent to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows showed her expressing support for overturning the election, based on unproven claims of voter fraud.
Lincoln Project video calling on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from cases involving the January 6 Capitol riot has been viewed more than half a million times as of Saturday afternoon, following its release on Friday.
Justice Thomas has faced pressure to recuse himself from such cases since reports outlining the role that his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, played in attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
Text messages she allegedly sent to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows showed her expressing support for overturning the election, based on unproven claims of voter fraud.
“Thomas did not hide that he was willing to grant Trump’s request for secrecy,” the video narration says. “But it wasn’t just to protect Trump and his conspirators. It was to protect his wife, Ginni Thomas.”
The video, set to ominous music and images of the violent riot, says that the congressional commission investigating the events cannot do their job “if one of the most powerful men in the county is using his seat to protect his best friend.”
“Clarence Thomas must recuse himself because he took an oath to protect the Constitution. Not his wife,” the video says.
