Clarence Thomas' Legal Challenges Continue to Build -- Will the Next Come From Congress?

[Judi Lynn]

Andrew Reinbach.Journalist
Posted: March 15, 2011 11:26 AM
Clarence Thomas' Legal Challenges Continue to Build -- Will the Next Come From Congress?

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and a group of Congressional Democrats are said to be drafting demands that Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas be disbarred in Missouri for perjury, and investigated by the Department of Justice for bribery, according to House Judiciary Committee aides.

The perjury allegations stem from Justice Thomas' years-long failure to disclose his wife's non-investment income as required by law -- something he's now all but admitted. The accusations of bribery are connected to a $100,000 ad campaign, made during Thomas' 1991 confirmation hearings by the conservative Citizens United group, the allegation being that Justice Thomas repaid Citizens United for helping him get confirmed by ruling in their favor in the 2010 Citizens United v. FEC case.

These Congressional actions, which would likely be released before Congress goes into recess next week, bring to three the number of serious -- and official -- accusations being leveled against Justice Thomas.

Watchdog group Common Cause sent a letter to the Judicial Conference of the U.S. on January 21 asking it to determine if Justice Thomas had violated the Ethics in Government Act when he failed to disclose his wife's income from 2003 to 2009, and refer the matter to the Attorney General's Office if it found the allegation to be true.

More:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-reinbach/clarence-thomas-legal-cha_b_835956.html

[emulatorloo]

1. Kudos to Weiner and the rest of them. Thanks for posting n/t

[Angry Dragon]

2. He could always get a job with Coke

[Ernesto]

3. K&R........nt

[Doctor_J]

4. there is no way any inquiry of a Repuke will make it out of committee

with THIS House.

[benld74]

5. And NO Effin SCOTUS Pension either when he leaves!!!!!

[Uncle Joe]

6. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Judi Lynn.

[The Wizard]

7. Haven't you heard

If Republicans do it it must be legal. There is no more equal justice under law.