Clarence Thomas facing pressure from lawmakers following revelations regarding wife's texts

Clarence Thomas
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After it was unveiled that Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, had repeatedly called on former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to try and overturn results of the 2020 elections, multiple lawmakers have called on the justice himself to take action.

For starters, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Friday said Thomas should now recuse himself from cases regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as well as the 2024 election should former President Donald Trump decide to run, Axios reports.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.