Clarence Thomas was 'key' to a plan to delay certification of 2020 election, Trump lawyers said in e

[In It to Win It]

Clarence Thomas was ‘key’ to a plan to delay certification of 2020 election, Trump lawyers said in emails

CNN

CNN — A lawyer for former President Donald Trump described Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as “key” to Trump’s plan to delay Congress’ certification of President Joe Biden’s victory through litigation after the 2020 election, according to emails recently turned over to the House select committee investigating January 6.

“We want to frame things so that Thomas could be the one to issue” a temporary order putting Georgia’s results in doubt, Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro wrote in a December 31, 2020, email, adding that a favorable order from Thomas was their “only chance” to hold up Congress from counting electoral votes for Biden from Georgia.

John Eastman, another attorney for Trump, responded to that email saying he agreed with the plan. In the email exchanges with several other lawyers working on Trump’s legal team, they were discussing filing a lawsuit that they hoped would result in an order that “TENTATIVELY” held that Biden electoral votes from Georgia were not valid because of election fraud.

Having a case pending in front of the Supreme Court, Chesebro wrote, would be enough to prevent the Senate from counting Biden’s electors. Thomas would end up being “the key here,” Chesebro wrote, noting that Thomas is the justice assigned to dealing with emergency matters coming from the southeastern part of the country.

Not exactly a new article but I'm just seeing it for the first time and figured I'd post it.

[blue neen]

1. Geebus.

It's all very sickening.

[Cracklin Charlie]

2. Good reminder.

All 3 branches were in on the plan.

Now about this “want to frame things” bit…let’s hear about that part of the plan.

[Takket]

4. I think that means they wanted the suit to go through Georgia

So Thomas would be the one to rule on it. So they framed it as a Georgia problem.

[JudyM]

3. Here's hoping the J6 Committee report has a compelling section on Clarence.

[David__77]

5. He's actually the only one of them who I think opposed to the modern representative system.

He is the worst.

[Initech]

6. Clarence Thomas is one truly corrupt piece of shit.

He needs to be thrown off the bench immediately and he and his wife arrested for helping instigate Jan. 6th. I swear that whole damn party was in on it.

[myohmy2]

8. "...that whole damn party was in on it."

...and they're still in on it...

...it makes you wonder where all this is going and if we've done enough...

...I have my doubts...

[Initech]

11. It's probably going to take a war to root out these traitors.

[MyOwnPeace]

7. Gee, wonder what they thought about Ginnie's help?

Fine family, those two........

[yankee87]

9. Trial Run?

Wondering if this was a trial run for the 24 elections? I doubt we’ll be hearing the end of this after one failed attempt.

[Obvious85]

10. ARREST HIM NOW

There is no protection of his position for a crime like this

[rubbersole]

12. I hope Jack Smith makes the Thomas rung of the justice ladder...

not too far up from the start.

[robbob]

13. What crime?

For goodness sakes, people; this big “reveal” came out a while back, and it seems like, for now, all we have is tRumps bumbling, incompetent lawyers speculating that Thomas will be their ally (“the key”) to holding up certification. tRumps lawyers; you know, the same dumbasses who kept insisting there was mountains of proof, except they never produced any. Among other crazy things they claimed.

Is there ANY evidence Thomas was in communication with them? Or Ginni? Are there phone logs, text messages, emails? Because I would love it if there was. But for the moment, it’s just the speculations of some crazy people.

You want them to arrest Thomas for what?

[Mz Pip]

22. Right

Unless there are emails or texts to and from Thomas showing he was in on this, it’s all just speculation. No smoking gun here.

[Zeitghost]

20. On what charges?

Because Trump and his band of incompetent fools thought he might be sympathetic if they framed the argument right?

How about, and I know this sounds radical to some, we get some evidence he was at least in communication with them regarding this issue, before we arrest him?

I know, I'm an old fashioned liberal who would like to see some basic evidence presented before arrest warrants are signed.


One of Trump's biggest crime was turning so many of us into them. Authoritarians itching to use the power of the State to punish all perceived enemies, regardless of due process and the rule of law.

[calimary]

14. Can we impeach him yet?

Removal would be preferable but not doable as long as Republicans walk the earth.

[dchill]

15. Ginni is "key" to the plan, too.

She's the cutout. "Plausible" deniability. So to speak.

[lees1975]

16. Can a Supreme court justice be removed

Without having to impeach him? If he's charged with the crimes he's committed can the conviction keep him off the court?

[Zeitghost]

21. No

n/t

[MissMillie]

17. I remember seeing it a short while back.

What I note most about it was my own reaction--not surprised at all.

In fact, I'd be surprised if anyone were surprised that people were counting on Thomas to make the difference.

[msfiddlestix]

18. I'm not a lawyer, but what they imagined wasn't actualized, therefore it is moot.

of course we can "know" Thomas would have gladly played his part if given the opportunity.

but obviously it didn't.
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[In It to Win It]

19. Yes, but for me, it's just surprising that they thought that because it's so blatant

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They belong to the same group of people that will tell the world that the Court isn’t political when they clearly believe the justices (Thomas, specifically) will act in a political manner for them.

[msfiddlestix]

23. Quite so.

Did you see this article ?

It's a real eye opener regarding this very point.

[In It to Win It]

24. I did

I'm a frequent follower of the author. He actually wrote another piece earlier this year when this very case when SCOTUS let his order stand.

[msfiddlestix]

25. I missed the entire episode. One more rabbit hole. and another 100 battles to fight.

that's the strategy, I always knew that. But I can't keep up with the crazy anymore.