Key takeaways:
- Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) has called for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be impeached for allegedly violating ethics rules.
- Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin has promised to hold a hearing on the alleged ethics violations in the coming weeks.
- Senate Democrats have expressed their disapproval of Thomas’s actions, but have yet to outline a plan to investigate him.
A new controversy has arisen in the US Senate over Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) has called for Thomas to be impeached for allegedly violating ethics rules through his relationship with a GOP megadonor. Bush said in a statement that Thomas holds a “complete disregard for law and ethics” and that the federal judiciary has failed to hold him accountable.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin has promised to hold a hearing on the alleged ethics violations in the coming weeks. However, there are no details yet on whether lawmakers will seek testimony from Thomas or others who might have knowledge about his relationship with the donor, Texas-based billionaire Harlan Crow.
The controversy surrounds reports that Thomas failed to disclose luxury travel, gifts and a real estate transaction involving Crow. Senate Democrats have expressed their disapproval of Thomas’s actions, but have yet to outline a plan to investigate him.
The outcome of the hearing and any subsequent investigation remains to be seen. In the meantime, the Senate will continue to debate the issue of Thomas’s alleged ethics violations.
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