{"id":1911589,"date":"2023-04-08T01:42:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T05:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lol-aoc-threatens-to-file-impeachment-article-against-clarence-thomas\/"},"modified":"2023-04-08T01:45:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T05:45:17","slug":"lol-aoc-threatens-to-file-impeachment-article-against-clarence-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lol-aoc-threatens-to-file-impeachment-article-against-clarence-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Lol: AOC Threatens to File Impeachment Article Against Clarence Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flol-aoc-threatens-to-file-impeachment-article-against-clarence-thomas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1911589&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., renewed her calls for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/judiciary\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas<\/a> to be impeached after a report detailed the justice&#8217;s close relationship with a billionaire Republican donor \u2014 going so far as to say she will introduce articles of impeachment herself.<\/p>\n<p>In comments made on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/levernews\/status\/1644100207611904001?s=43\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the &#8220;Lever Time&#8221; podcast<\/a> Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez said Thomas&#8217; position on the court is an &#8220;emergency&#8221; and a &#8220;crisis,&#8221; and reiterated her full support for removing him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When asked if she would introduce the articles of impeachment herself, the New York lawmaker said she would step up if no one else does.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congress is out of session for the next week. And so that does give Democrats some time to strategize, and the way I feel about it is that, I do think articles need to be introduced,&#8221; said Ocasio-Cortez.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/progressive-democrats-call-clarence-thomas-impeachment-reported-undisclosed-gifts-gop-megadonor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS CALL FOR CLARENCE THOMAS IMPEACHMENT AFTER REPORTED UNDISCLOSED GIFTS FROM GOP MEGADONOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Supreme-court-Justice-Thomas.jpg\" source=\"Associated Press\">\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" ><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has come under fire over reports he failed to disclose gifts from a major GOP donor.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite, File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;If we decide strategically that the actual author of those articles and who introduces them may not be me, that&#8217;s fine, I will support impeachment. But I just think that if no one&#8217;s going to introduce it, I would certainly be open to doing so and drafting them myself,&#8221; she continued, adding, &#8220;I think this has gone far, far beyond any sort of acceptable standard in any democracy, let alone an American democracy.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have expressed outrage at Thomas because of his wife&#8217;s conservative political activities and, most recently, a report that claimed the justice has received lavish gifts from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/senate\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOP mega-donor<\/a> and never disclosed them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>ProPublica<\/u><\/a> investigation found that Thomas\u2019 close friendship with real estate developer Harlan Crow allowed him to accompany the Texas billionaire on luxury vacations on his private jet and yacht, as well as enjoy free stays on Crow\u2019s vast vacation property, among other perks. He reportedly failed to disclose the vast majority of Crow\u2019s gifts.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement Friday, Thomas described Harlan and Kathy Crow as &#8220;among our dearest friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;As friends do, we have joined them on a number of family trips during the more than quarter century we have known them,&#8221; Thomas said. &#8220;Early in my tenure at the Court, I sought guidance from my colleagues and others in the judiciary, and was advised that this sort of personal hospitality from close personal friends, who did not have business before the Court, was not reportable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have endeavored to follow that counsel throughout my tenure, and have always sought to comply with the disclosure guidelines,&#8221; Thomas continued. &#8220;These guidelines are now being changed, as the committee of the Judicial Conference responsible for financial disclosure for the entire federal judiciary just this past month announced new guidance. And, it is, of course, my intent to follow this guidance in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The ProPublica report prompted several Democratic lawmakers to demand that a strict code of ethics be imposed on the Supreme Court by Congress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/clarence-thomas-report-spurs-new-calls-from-democrats-supreme-court-code-ethics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLARENCE THOMAS REPORT SPURS NEW CALLS FROM DEMOCRATS FOR SUPREME COURT CODE OF ETHICS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-congress.jpg\" source=\"Getty Images\">\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" ><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said she would introduce articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas if no other House Democrat takes action.<\/span> <span>(Ting Shen\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Thomas\u2019 alleged actions are &#8220;simply inconsistent with the ethical standards the American people expect of any public servant, let alone a Justice on the Supreme Court.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today\u2019s report demonstrates, yet again, that Supreme Court Justices must be held to an enforceable code of conduct, just like every other federal judge,&#8221; Durbin said in a Thursday statement. &#8220;The ProPublica report is a call to action, and the Senate Judiciary Committee will act.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/supreme-court-allows-12-year-old-transgender-girl-run-girls-track-west-virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>SUPREME COURT ALLOWS 12-YEAR-OLD TRANSGENDER GIRL TO RUN GIRLS TRACK IN WEST VIRGINIA<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Supreme-Court.jpg\" source=\"AP Newsroom\">\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" ><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Democrats have renewed their calls for a strict code of ethics to be imposed on the Supreme Court following revelations that Justice Clarence Thomas did not disclose gifts he received from his friend, billionaire real estate developer Harlan Crow.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite, File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, Democrats have been all bark and no bite before. Last year, Ocasio-Cortez was one of a handful of House Democrats who demanded that Thomas step down or be impeached because he would not recuse himself from cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Investigators on the Jan. 6 select committee revealed that the justice&#8217;s wife, Ginni Thomas, sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ginni-thomas-clarence-wife-mark-meadows-texts-2020-election-overturn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>text messages<\/u><\/a> to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urging him to challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Donald Trump<\/u><\/a>&#8216;s 2020 election loss.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Clarence Thomas should resign,&#8221; Ocasio-Cortez said at the time. &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats took no action against Thomas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment asking if this time Democrats would follow through and introduce articles of impeachment against Thomas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><i>Fox News&#8217; Elizabeth Elkind and Ronn Blitzer contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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