House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) does not believe Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas “should’ve ever been appointed.”
During a Thursday press conference, a reporter asked Pelosi if she agrees with calls for Clarence Thomas to resign.
The speaker told reporters she has heard people say “from time to time, ‘Well, it’s a personal decision of a judge as to whether he should recuse himself.'”
She continued, “Well, if your wife is an admitted and proud contributor to a coup of our country, maybe you should weigh that in your ethical standards.”
Watch part of Pelosi’s press conference below:
Q: Do you agree with members of your caucus who are saying Clarence Thomas should resign?
— CSPAN (@cspan) March 31, 2022
Pelosi: "I don’t think he should’ve ever been appointed…if your wife is an admitted and proud contributor to a coup of our country, maybe you should weigh that in your ethical standards." pic.twitter.com/wQXGZ3GAtv
Pelosi’s comments come after it was reported that Clarence Thomas’ wife, Ginni Thomas, repeatedly texted then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows encouraging him to make efforts to overturn the election results.
It was also reported that the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol intends to invite Ginni Thomas to testify.
Other Democrats have called for Clarence Thomas to resign, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), as IJR reported.
She tweeted earlier this week, “If not, his failure to disclose income from right-wing organizations, recuse himself from matters involving his wife, and his vote to block the Jan 6th commission from key information must be investigated and could serve as grounds for impeachment.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) dismissed the demands, as IJR reported.
“The left’s quest to delegitimize the Supreme Court found its latest outlet. This time, it’s a coordinated effort to nullify the presence of Justice Clarence Thomas on the Court,” McConnell said during a Wednesday speech on the Senate floor.
He added, “The far left wants another crack at what they tried and failed to do way back in 1991. Washington Democrats are now trying to bully this exemplary judge of 30 plus years out of an entire legal subject, or off the court altogether. Far-left House members are talking about dusting off their party’s impeachment addiction for a third consecutive year.”