Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York slandered Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife on Monday, arguing that Thomas should recuse himself from future cases involving Donald Trump.
Last week, the Supreme Court Agreed to hear Trump's appeal The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that he was not constitutionally qualified to serve as president. If Thomas were to rule in the case, Ocasio-Cortez claimed on CNN that it would be a “scandal.”
“I think it's very clear that Clarence Thomas, and rather his wife Gini, participated in the events of January 6th,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN anchor Anderson Cooper without evidence. .
“And what is now likely to be heard in the Supreme Court is whether the events his wife participated in, and the events she was investigated by at the commission on January 6th, qualify as riots. “This is the verdict,” she continued. “And any decision by Clarence Thomas on that, and the overall decision of the court on that, is going to be directly relevant to his wife.
“So this is just one of the most classic textbook conflicts of interest. If he doesn't resign, it's going to be a scandal, frankly,” she argued.
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Mr. Cooper did not refute Ocasio-Cortez's misleading claims.
First, Ginny Thomas did not “participate” in Jan. 6, the American political term for the riot that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Attend a pro-Trump rally It happened outside the Capitol hours before violence erupted.
Second, Ginny Thomas has not been charged with rioting, or any crime for that matter. If she had committed any wrongdoing in connection with January 6, as Ocasio-Cortez suggested, the Justice Department would definitely have prosecuted her. Because the Department of Justice is actively prosecuting those who broke the law at the Capitol that day.
Third, the Supreme Court will not decide whether January 6 was a “riot.” Rather, the issue before the court is According to President Trump's application for ruling: “Did the Colorado Supreme Court make a mistake in ordering President Trump to be excluded from the 2024 presidential primary?”
The truth is, there is no evidence that the “textbook conflict of interest” that Ocasio-Cortez claims exists.
Instead, the Democratic Party conducting intimidation activities This was to force Thomas to resign based on his wife's political views, a standard that no other leader adheres to. And if Mr. Thomas fails to comply, Democrats will argue that the court's legitimacy has been eroded, leaving the American public with doubts about the court's objectivity, especially as it relates to new cases involving Mr. Trump. It will be.
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