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Clarence Thomas' wife spoke at a conservative conference featuring the founder of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia group involved in the Capitol riot
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' wife co-hosted a banquet as part of a symposium that featured the founder of the Oath Keepers, the New Yorker reported.
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Among her connections is Stewart Rhodes, who founded the extremist militia group in 2009. Prosecutors previously said the Oath Keepers planned out attacks on the Capitol and held trainings in the weeks before January 6, 2021.
Thomas, a conservative activist and attorney, co-hosted a Remember the Ladies Banquet at the 2010 Liberty XPO & Symposium, which has been described as the "largest conservative training event in history," alongside Moms for America president Kimberly Fletcher.
The symposium also featured Rhodes, who earlier this month was arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy in connection to the Capitol riot. His arrest and charges marked the first time federal prosecutors brought sedition charges against anyone in the investigation into the Capitol siege. He has pleaded not guilty.
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CurtEastPoint
(18,656 posts)onethatcares
(16,178 posts)"the largest conservative training event in history"
They all have this thing about size
walkingman
(7,649 posts)Tommymac
(7,263 posts)musclecar6
(1,690 posts)Shes married to that mental giant who seems to never vote for anything that would help people of color. They probably finish each others sentences.
msfiddlestix
(7,285 posts)But hey, I think they should subpoena her just the same.
Buckeyeblue
(5,500 posts)I suspect she had inside knowledge about their plans. She seems to be everywhere and a part of every far right group.
I think a lot of pressure should be put on Thomas to recuse from any case where is wife is part of an advocacy group. She is more than just a private citizen with an opinion at this point.
Attorneys arguing before the court should press for his recusal.
msfiddlestix
(7,285 posts)that's not going to happen. There is a slight/slim possibility Jan 6 committee will choose to go there.
That would give me enormous pleasure, and it seems like they'd hit good pay dirt related to Jan 6 insurrection.
Buckeyeblue
(5,500 posts)And while they'd love nothing more than to piss off Thomas, they probably think the distraction would be too much.
dalton99a
(81,566 posts)amaico
(42 posts)I guarantee it
Kid Berwyn
(14,947 posts)Her husband is Associate Justice Clarence Pubic Hair Thomas, who recently voted in favor of Dimdonnie Drumpfler.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,153 posts)stopdiggin
(11,345 posts)is (and has been) a right wing nutjob, pretty much since forever. There is no news there. And the 'association' being pointed to here is to someone (Oath Keeper) who apparently spoke at conference/event, in which Thomas 'co-hosted' a banquet - in 2010.
That's pretty tenuous - anything (about Rhodes) a little more recent than that? Otherwise, the story remains essentially the same - in that Thomas pals around with some very far right people.