Ginni Thomas' texts about overturning the 2020 election present a 'textbook case' for Justice Thomas to recuse himself, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said.
Jonathan Karl interviews Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on"This Week."Senate Judiciary Committee member Amy Klobuchar said Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from certain cases after it emerged that his wife, Virginia"Ginni" Thomas, sent text messages to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows urging him to help overturn the 2020 election results, calling it"a textbook case for" recusal.
"She also knows this election -- these cases are going to come before her husband," she added."This is a textbook case for removing him, recusing him from these decisions." "So not only should he recuse himself, but this Supreme Court badly needs ethics rules," Klobuchar added.
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