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Just over half of Americans believe Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should step back from cases related to the 2020 presidential election following the publication of text messages that show his wife, Ginni Thomas, endorsing efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s win, according to polling published Wednesday by Quinnipiac University, which showed a sharp partisan divide on the issue.
Key Facts
- Quinnipiac found that 79% of Democrats, 28% of Republicans and 53% of independents believe Thomas should recuse himself, mirroring attitudes in Congress, where Democratic lawmakers accuse the conservative justice of repeated ethics breaches while Republicans paint Ginni Thomas as the victim of an unfair media campaign.
- A further 47% of respondents said Ginni Thomas’ political activity—which has included donating to Donald Trump’s campaign and sending text messages endorsing the imprisonment of the Bidens at Guantanamo Bay—is an ethical problem for Clarence Thomas.
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