AOC: Justice Thomas Should Recuse Himself from Ballot Case Because His Wife ‘Participated in the Events of Jan. 6th’

COOPER You heard George ░░░░░░░░ earlier discuss the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ s decision to review ░░░░░░░░ Colorado s high court ░░░░░░░░ toss the former president ░░░░░░░░ the state s primary ░░░░░░░░ as an insurrectionist Oral ░░░░░░░░ are scheduled for one ░░░░░░░░ from today In advance ░░░░░░░░ House Democrats have sent ░░░░░░░░ letter to Justice Clarence ░░░░░░░░ saying he should recuse ░░░░░░░░ in large part because ░░░░░░░░ the actions of his ░░░░░░░░ Ginni in connection to ░░░░░░░░ January 6 rally and ░░░░░░░░ riot Quoting from the ░░░░░░░░ quote Not only did ░░░░░░░░ wife attend the January ░░░░░░░░ rally but she was ░░░░░░░░ in planning it and ░░░░░░░░ the insurrectionist to the ░░░░░░░░ It is unthinkable that ░░░░░░░░ could be impartial in ░░░░░░░░ whether an event your ░░░░░░░░ personally organized qualifies as ░░░░░░░░ insurrection that would prevent ░░░░░░░░ from holding the office ░░░░░░░░ president I m joined ░░░░░░░░ by one of the ░░░░░░░░ members of Congress who ░░░░░░░░ that letter New York ░░░░░░░░ Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for being ░░░░░░░░ us Ocasio Cortez Of ░░░░░░░░ COOPER So why do ░░░░░░░░ think he should recuse ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez I mean ░░░░░░░░ think it s very ░░░░░░░░ Clarence Thomas and rather ░░░░░░░░ wife Ginni participated in ░░░░░░░░ events of January 6 ░░░░░░░░ now what is likely ░░░░░░░░ before the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ a judgment as to ░░░░░░░░ an event that his ░░░░░░░░ participated in that his ░░░░░░░░ has been investigated by ░░░░░░░░ the January 6 committee ░░░░░░░░ qualifies as an insurrection ░░░░░░░░ Clarence Thomas s decision ░░░░░░░░ that one way or ░░░░░░░░ and overall the court ░░░░░░░░ decision on that would ░░░░░░░░ implicate his wife And ░░░░░░░░ this is just one ░░░░░░░░ the most classic textbook ░░░░░░░░ of interest and it ░░░░░░░░ frankly be a scandal ░░░░░░░░ he did not recuse ░░░░░░░░ COOPER Do you think ░░░░░░░░ actually will I mean ░░░░░░░░ didn t recuse himself ░░░░░░░░ the case regarding John ░░░░░░░░ never really explaining exactly ░░░░░░░░ he recused himself Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ Yes and his wife ░░░░░░░░ know one of the ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump actually ░░░░░░░░ to prevent from coming ░░░░░░░░ the January 6 committee ░░░░░░░░ documents that showed Ginni ░░░░░░░░ in communication with John ░░░░░░░░ And so you know ░░░░░░░░ is a precedent there ░░░░░░░░ Thomas as you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ not really elaborate as ░░░░░░░░ why he recused himself ░░░░░░░░ he recused himself with ░░░░░░░░ a case with respect ░░░░░░░░ John Eastman his wife ░░░░░░░░ actively been involved in ░░░░░░░░ with him Pressing John ░░░░░░░░ pressing Mark Meadows Donald ░░░░░░░░ s chief of staff ░░░░░░░░ the time and also ░░░░░░░░ to maintain that the ░░░░░░░░ election was stolen despite ░░░░░░░░ complete lack of evidence ░░░░░░░░ And so you know ░░░░░░░░ think our hope is ░░░░░░░░ Clarence Thomas has shown ░░░░░░░░ he is willing to ░░░░░░░░ himself from a case ░░░░░░░░ is one of the ░░░░░░░░ direct implications that he ░░░░░░░░ with respect to you ░░░░░░░░ perhaps one of any ░░░░░░░░ the cases that s ░░░░░░░░ before the court.”