Pelosi Ups Pressure On Thomas Recusal: 'I Don't Think He Should've Ever Been Appointed'

[kpete]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Thursday took congressional Democrats’ demands for Justice Clarence Thomas’ recusal from Jan. 6-related cases up a notch, following revelations of his wife’s pro-coup texts.

Speaking to reporters during a press conference on Thursday, Pelosi didn’t mince words when asked whether she agrees with members of her caucus calling for Justice Thomas’ resignation now that the extent of his wife’s involvement in Trump’s election subversion efforts has been revealed.

“I don’t think he should’ve ever been appointed,” Pelosi said, before saying that she wouldn’t directly address some of her colleagues’ calls for Justice Thomas’ resignation.

Pelosi, however, urged the House to pass a standalone bill to impose a code of ethics on Supreme Court justices.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pelosi-justice-clarence-thomas-recusal-wife-texts

[SheltieLover]

1. Ty, Speaker Pelosi!

[Mopar151]

2. Somebody had to say it!

Nancy is being nice about it, too!

[onecaliberal]

3. Boom! Thank you, Madam Speaker.

[Faux pas]

4. Agee

times a million squared

[lagomorph777]

5. Congress does get to regulate SCROTUS and define how many are on it.

I think this is a good time to start.

[Hekate]

6. Tell us how you really feel, Mme Speaker!

[UTUSN]

7. K&R

[Budi]

8. K & R. Thank You Speaker Pelosi

[2naSalit]

9. She always knows...

Exactly what to say, every time.

Amazing.

[Budi]

10. Lemme plug her book here. My, what stories she has to tell! A worthy read.

[Submariner]

11. It is times like these

we need to be grateful the Squad did not succeed in stopping Nancy Pelosi from becoming Speaker.

[leftyladyfrommo]

12. Most people at the time felt he shouldn't have ever

been appointed. He's a giant creep.

[Gore1FL]

18. John Danforth championed Thomas and Hawley.

Oddly, Danforth is still respected.

[leftyladyfrommo]

21. I didn't remember that. Bad choices. nt

[JHB]

13. Righto! He had severe conflict of interest-ignoring issues before anyone even brought up Anita Hill

[Evolve Dammit]

14. You're damn right. Pubic hair in Coke, Long Dong Silver should NEVER have been approved.

[ZellyCabMem]

15. More Pelosi/Reid

Less Manchin/Sinema.

[ffr]

16. A code of ethics for SCOTUS members

As if there was ever one needed for the highest court in the land!! If they didn't know it already, let me say it. You should uphold the highest standards without having to be told, FFS! This is adult life where we make real 'independent' decisions, not the 3rd grade where you're trying to please the teacher.

[Paladin]

17. +1,000,000, Madame Speaker.

Those hearings still put a knot in my gut, after all these years. What a shame that Joe Biden was a part of them.

[Skittles]

19. no, he should NOT have been appointed

and he has proved that OVER AND OVER AND OVER

[Cha]

20. KR TY!

💙💛

[onetexan]

22. There Nancy goes again, throwing major shade

So disappointed in our Madam Speaker

[Raster]

23. No argument there! The two reasons he was appointed: Black and Republican.

Thomas has demonstrated over and over, that he possesses limited intellect and minimal capacity for critical thinking.

Thomas was Antonin Scalia's human lapdog for years, and never ventured an opinion without checking with Scalia first.

#AnitaHillWasRight