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clarence thomas did recuse himself in that case. there is a federal law that requires a judge recuse themselves when there might be some reasonable question as to the appearance of impartiality. that includes instances where for example they might reasonably believe that their spouse could be a material witness in the case and again, jenni thomas is someone who had medications with someone like mark meadows about efforts to reserve reverse the results of the election, had medications with john eastman and someone who was at the january 6th rally add trump's speech. it certainly is a case that there is a colorful argument here that she could be someone who might be a material witness as it relates to the department of justice case against trump. there is a argument for clarence thomas's recusal based on all of that. there are some signs that we have seen that potentially clarence thomas will not recuse. there was a supreme court petition brought by special counsel jack smith in relation to the federal election interference case again
clarence thomas did recuse himself in that case. there is a federal law that requires a judge recuse themselves when there might be some reasonable question as to the appearance of impartiality. that includes instances where for example they might reasonably believe that their spouse could be a material witness in the case and again, jenni thomas is someone who had medications with someone like mark meadows about efforts to reserve reverse the results of the election, had medications with john...
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. >>> also tonight, congresswoman aoc -- on her calls for clarence thomas to recuse himself after the appeal to stay on the colorado ballot. >>> and reports tonight of bolts on the door applauds a boeing 737 max 9, after a terrifying incident in the sky that left a hole in the same model plane with few answers as to how it happened. good evening, thank you for joining us, we begin tonight with new developments in the former presidents push to make any criminal charges against him disappear. he will be an washington tomorrow in court by choice we should add. as a federal appeals panel hears oral arguments on his claim for presidential immunity in the january 6th case. today he filed an immunity claim on similar state charges in georgia. if they go his way, especially in the federal case, it could make him, and any former president, legally unaccountable for any crime they may commit while in office. the same notion, another former president, who drew scorn for embracing. >> when the president does it, it means it's not immunity by definition. >> former president nixon said in 1977, tha
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you have been very tough on clarence thomas. >> well, we have called for him to recuse himself in all cases related to january 6. he has in the past, and frankly this -- this truly is not even about partisan point-scoring. this is about the -- this is about the integrity of the court, and to not recuse one self from the case where one is so -- where justice is so deeply involved would have larger ramifications not just for clarence thomas but for the supreme court oversglaul do you think it sets a bad precedent that a justice has to recuse himself based on something his awi awife has been alleged to be involved with? >> i think a justice's spouse was involved in a ruling by the supreme court, that's well within the professional bounds of conflict of injury and it's not a troubling precedent. i think the precedent has been set that if something so personal would affect a justice that they would recuse themselves from a ruling. >> do you believe the former president is going to be put on trial in any of these trials before the election? do you believe that there will be some opportunity
you have been very tough on clarence thomas. >> well, we have called for him to recuse himself in all cases related to january 6. he has in the past, and frankly this -- this truly is not even about partisan point-scoring. this is about the -- this is about the integrity of the court, and to not recuse one self from the case where one is so -- where justice is so deeply involved would have larger ramifications not just for clarence thomas but for the supreme court oversglaul do you think...
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. >>> and house democrats and their push to get supreme court justice clarence thomas off the key 2024 ballot. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with that new jobs report. nbc senior business report christine roman is with us. give us the big adnes. >> look, it was a sol i woul - solid end to the year, 216 new jobs in december. they eected the job market to keep slowing because of the fed rate increases, and the jobless rate steadying near this 50-year low level of 3.7%. you saw strong hiring in health care and the government, leisure and hospitality which has been a big driver over the past couple of years, and pretty important as well, you saw wages up 4.1%. what does that mean? that means the paycheck is growing faster than the grocery bill. you've got consumer inflation at 3.1% to end the year, maybe that's something that people can start to feel better about the economy into this new year because as you know, chris, these strong numbers on the economy this year have not been translating into most of the consumer sentiment polls, only rec
. >>> and house democrats and their push to get supreme court justice clarence thomas off the key 2024 ballot. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with that new jobs report. nbc senior business report christine roman is with us. give us the big adnes. >> look, it was a sol i woul - solid end to the year, 216 new jobs in december. they eected the job market to keep slowing because of the fed rate increases, and the jobless rate steadying...
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i want to get to your concerns about another justice, justice clarence thomas in just a moment. but as the supreme court is taking up now this very important case on the 14th amendment, trump's attorney, specifically called out justice bret kavanaugh as the reason that trump will win this colorado case before the court. she is citing in part that trump appointed him, even going as far as calling it a slam dunk. what message do you hear in what she had to say? >> this is like a mob family who is sending a message to someone who you have, you think you have some control over. it's a very clear message as to what donald trump expects from brett kavanaugh because he nominated him to the supreme court. and it's a part of the reason why all of this is so unprecedented. it's remarkable to have someone who's hoping to get on the ballot. that determination is going to be made by supreme court justices, three of whom he appointed. but it is a complicated morale. at the end of the day unless there is any further indication, we have to take faith that justice kavanaugh will abide by his oat
i want to get to your concerns about another justice, justice clarence thomas in just a moment. but as the supreme court is taking up now this very important case on the 14th amendment, trump's attorney, specifically called out justice bret kavanaugh as the reason that trump will win this colorado case before the court. she is citing in part that trump appointed him, even going as far as calling it a slam dunk. what message do you hear in what she had to say? >> this is like a mob family...
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thomas explaining why the conduct of justice thomas's wife on january 6th requires justice thomas toald trump's appeal of the colorado supreme court decision to ban him from the ballot in that state because he engaged in insurrection and insurrection that clarence thomas's wife facilitated on january 6th. congressman dan goldman will join us next. >>>n goldman will join us next join us next >> in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. i'm lowering my risk. adults lost up to 14 pounds. i lost some weight. ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. don't take ozempic® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop ozempic® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or an allergic reaction. serious side effects m
thomas explaining why the conduct of justice thomas's wife on january 6th requires justice thomas toald trump's appeal of the colorado supreme court decision to ban him from the ballot in that state because he engaged in insurrection and insurrection that clarence thomas's wife facilitated on january 6th. congressman dan goldman will join us next. >>>n goldman will join us next join us next >> in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under...
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thomas explaining why the conduct of justice thomas's wife on january 6th requires justice thomas totrump's appeal of the colorado supreme court decision to ban him from the ballot in that state because he engaged in insurrection and insurrection that clarence thomas's wife facilitated on january 6th. congressman dan goldman will join us next. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> with nurtec odt, i can treat a migraine when it strikes and prevent migraine attacks, all in one. don't take if allergic to nurtec. allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and stomach pain. ask about nurtec odt. detect this: living with hiv, i learned that i can stay undetectable with fewer medicines. that's why i switched to dovato. dovato is a complete hiv treatment for some adults. no other complete hiv pill uses fewer medicines to help keep you undetectable than dovato. detect this: most hiv pills contain 3 or 4 medicines. dovato is as effective with just 2. if you have hepatitis b, don't stop dovato without talking to your doctor. don't
thomas explaining why the conduct of justice thomas's wife on january 6th requires justice thomas totrump's appeal of the colorado supreme court decision to ban him from the ballot in that state because he engaged in insurrection and insurrection that clarence thomas's wife facilitated on january 6th. congressman dan goldman will join us next. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> with nurtec odt, i can...
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>> reporter: i never leave my capitol hill hat far behind, ana, but when it comes to clarence thomasthese pending cases, look, all of these ballot battles are eventually likely to end up at the supreme court. they are the highest court in the land, and they will decide potentially one of the most important precedent setting cases in presidential election history. so the fact that democrats on the house side now are coming forward and urging justice clarence thomas to recuse himself, it's because of past cases that we've seen -- excuse me for the bus going by under thes a -- us at ill timing -- because of his wife ginni thomas who is conservative activist who after seeing from the january 6th committee and other reporting around her role in planning the january 6th rallies for stop the steal, it's important to note her role in those things and why democrats are saying they don't feel clarence thomas can be unbiased in ruling on a case regarding trump and regarding the role he may have played in fomenting the january 6th insurrection. so of course democrats making that argument, republ
>> reporter: i never leave my capitol hill hat far behind, ana, but when it comes to clarence thomasthese pending cases, look, all of these ballot battles are eventually likely to end up at the supreme court. they are the highest court in the land, and they will decide potentially one of the most important precedent setting cases in presidential election history. so the fact that democrats on the house side now are coming forward and urging justice clarence thomas to recuse himself, it's...
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but jenny thomas, the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, had some involvement in the efforto overturn the election results. i think she made some pleas to the chief of staff, mark meadows. do you think clarence thomas should recuse himself? >> of course he should. she is very much involved in this whole mess. and he, of course, she's an interested party. and even if it is just for the appearance of a conflict, should recuse. i note during the nixon, us v nixon case recused simply because he knew and had served in the department. justice. he didn't want the appearance of bias. i think justice thomas ought to follow that lead and do the court a favor. their reputation is a bit tarnished and he could avoid tarnishing it further. >> yeah. that leads me to the question. if the supreme court ultimately rules in a way, i suppose, on the presidential immunity question as well as the ballot question, and clarence thomas is involved in both those decisions, does it call into question to some extent the outcome of the rulings from the high court? >> well, he's recused himself on certai
but jenny thomas, the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, had some involvement in the efforto overturn the election results. i think she made some pleas to the chief of staff, mark meadows. do you think clarence thomas should recuse himself? >> of course he should. she is very much involved in this whole mess. and he, of course, she's an interested party. and even if it is just for the appearance of a conflict, should recuse. i note during the nixon, us v nixon case recused...
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democrats need to destroy clarence thomas's reputation. this is what you're trying to do and you will meet a real brick wall, and this will fundamentally change the way it operates and it's a choice you made. live with your choice. you think this is a problem, bring up the bill. you have the power to do it. you will never do it because you know five of your and members will not support this. you know it's not going to work. trying to please a group, not trying to make this committee function. >> before moving to the subpoena authorization we consider the nominees first. the cortical call the roll. >> no we have an opportunity to speak? >> i'm sorry. we've already done that at great length. >> i think it deserves some commentary and i would like to ask to speak on the nomination. >> we've debated these nominees twice. >> mr. chairman, i would also like to speak. >> in fairness we've debated these nominees twice and i asked the clerk to call the roll. >> under the third time i would say no. >> there will be a lot of consequences coming if yo
democrats need to destroy clarence thomas's reputation. this is what you're trying to do and you will meet a real brick wall, and this will fundamentally change the way it operates and it's a choice you made. live with your choice. you think this is a problem, bring up the bill. you have the power to do it. you will never do it because you know five of your and members will not support this. you know it's not going to work. trying to please a group, not trying to make this committee function....
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. >> and jamie raskins said that supreme court clarence thomas should excuse himself from a qualifying person to take up the issue. tell us about that? >> yes, jamie raskins, is saying that a clarence thomas who is married to jenny thomas, and is an active participant to try to urn over 22, and pushing the big lie, they should force themselves on this issue. this is how raskin explained it. >> i think that anybody said that your wife was involved in the big lie and then he should -- >> he should recuse himself? >> yes, and the question is what we should do if he does not recuse himself. >> so we have to see if the supreme court takes up the issue, and then see if the democrats like raskin continues to push for justice thomas to recuse himself. and if not, what happens. >> and one, if they pick it up, and two, if he doesn't, what then. zachary cohen, good to see you, and happy new year. >> looking at both of the questions is very interesting, and staying with it is our cnn analyst jennifer rogers, and do we believe it is a if, if the supreme court is going to take up the issue, and don'
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happy new year >> anita: coming up, why a top democrats in supreme court justice clarence thomas needs to recuse himself from the ballot. cases involving former president trump. that's coming up next. >> i see it as a political vendetta. i think they are worried about donald trump on the polls. he's beating joe biden on every single poll i've seen. i think there is one outlier in that. and i think the timing is highly suspicious. ♪ ♪ customized my car insurance and i saved hundreds. that's great. i know, right? i've been telling everyone. baby: liberty. did you hear that? ty just said her first word. can you say “mama”? baby: liberty. can you say “auntie”? baby: liberty. how many people did you tell? only pay for what you need. jingle: ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ baby: ♪ liberty. ♪ - wounded warrior project has been with me every step of my journey. - they've helped me realize it's possible to rise to the top again. - it's possible to get the help i need for me and my family. - it's possible to hate pushups again. - to feel understood. - to begin healing both inside and out. - to fe
happy new year >> anita: coming up, why a top democrats in supreme court justice clarence thomas needs to recuse himself from the ballot. cases involving former president trump. that's coming up next. >> i see it as a political vendetta. i think they are worried about donald trump on the polls. he's beating joe biden on every single poll i've seen. i think there is one outlier in that. and i think the timing is highly suspicious. ♪ ♪ customized my car insurance and i saved...
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thomas were ages relevant the neck is known him for quite a while, have you noticed in any way presidentlost his step because of age over the last few years? >> that's not how you judge is brain. a step, yes. you will step different when you are 80 then when you're 20. your experience, what you apply, apply steps with the american people did you have brainpower, compassion, happy. he. >> let me turn a couple of issues, will do a conference ada large number of undocumented migrants and democrats in the senate are talking about focusing on border security, what are you for out of the senate? a bipartisan bill andd about the makes something that's only on border security something that needs to be done right now? >> a deal frantically in the difference of age in a large economy and nobody feels threatened so it's totally different and i look at it in a difficult way. his son timothy, not biological son but he talks about when i became a man. several years ago they be the master because it's an economic policy that makes it possible in the make a living no and they feel much and that's when
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i won't plan, or try to get, into clarence thomas's head.ery wealthy if i could do that, to try to see what he could do. the problem here is a little trouble about accountability for the supreme court. let's look at what the supreme court has come up with until sessions, take away a woman's right to make a decision about her own health care for example. this court is not in touch with the american people. when we look at what happened on january 6th, the threat of democracy, we should be concerned about what this court is saying and the. and i think that means americans need to get to the polls, and reelect joe biden in 2024. >> the people need to vote! [inaudible] the people into, vote symone, yes. >> hannah muldavin, sank you very much for coming in and thank you for your work on the committee. we would not be having this conversation today without the work you will get. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. we'll be right back, folks. right back, folks >>> the january 6th attack on our capitol was unconscionable, terrible.
i won't plan, or try to get, into clarence thomas's head.ery wealthy if i could do that, to try to see what he could do. the problem here is a little trouble about accountability for the supreme court. let's look at what the supreme court has come up with until sessions, take away a woman's right to make a decision about her own health care for example. this court is not in touch with the american people. when we look at what happened on january 6th, the threat of democracy, we should be...
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then justice clarence thomas said, "of course every decision comes with a price and you know the wifeove to travel #yachtlife." [ laughter and applause then -- then justice neil gorsuch said, "we will be fair and just. and finally, justice clarence thomas said, "so if you want a favorable ruling, just call me." [ laughter ] ♪ bitch better have my money ♪ "yello clarence speaking. guys, listen to this, after the colorado ruling was announced, trump's four republican rivals, nikki haley, ron desantis, chris christie and vivek ramaswamy all made statements criticizing the decision yep. all of them were like, "oh, no, we can't believe this happened [ laughter ] what a terrible, terrible, terrible news. oh, my goodness. vivek ramaswamy even pledged to withdraw from the colorado ballot in solidarity [ light laughter ] that's like mitch mcconnell recusing himself from being named "sexiest man alive." [ laughter ] you know what i'm saying that's right, it's possible that trump won't be allowed to have his name on the ballot in colorado, which might explain this ad i just saw last night. >> he
then justice clarence thomas said, "of course every decision comes with a price and you know the wifeove to travel #yachtlife." [ laughter and applause then -- then justice neil gorsuch said, "we will be fair and just. and finally, justice clarence thomas said, "so if you want a favorable ruling, just call me." [ laughter ] ♪ bitch better have my money ♪ "yello clarence speaking. guys, listen to this, after the colorado ruling was announced, trump's four...
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it's up to clarence thomas whether he refuses.n't have ethics rules that way. it just doesn't work that way. that's the problem, and again, why are they unethical? you have to remember, it's not just they want something for that money. the billionaires that are paying, they want something that money. and what they want is to take power away from the people through their elected representatives, and put it in the hands of supreme court justices. >> all right, elie mystal, jill wine-banks, thank you to the both for playing with us this whole entire hour. greatly appreciate all your insights, legal analysis, and brilliant takes. after the break, another hour of fall ayman, don't go anywhere. anywhere and rehardens enamel. i am a big advocate of recommending things that i know work. here's to getting better with age. here's to beating these two every thursday. help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need... ...without the stuff you don't. so, here's to now. boost. - i got the cabin for three days. it's gonna be
it's up to clarence thomas whether he refuses.n't have ethics rules that way. it just doesn't work that way. that's the problem, and again, why are they unethical? you have to remember, it's not just they want something for that money. the billionaires that are paying, they want something that money. and what they want is to take power away from the people through their elected representatives, and put it in the hands of supreme court justices. >> all right, elie mystal, jill wine-banks,...
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the clarence thomas situation is entirely different.abundant reason for him to recuse himself from any sort of case involving the former presidents. but like all supreme court justices, he is not cabin by any sort of ethical rules in the same way that every other judge and a lower court in the country's. the decision about whether to recuse is up to clarence thomas. i think we'll see a watershed moment here where he participates in these cases despite reason to believe that that damages the credibility of the institution. >> joyce, quickly, before i have to let you go, i did this with george conway yesterday. >> your predictions and what the supreme court does with the section three 14th amendment colorado supreme court challenge that he is a great take up? >> right, i think this is a tough question. if your a textualist, a conservative like george, you look at the language of the 14th amendment, seems like it would be legitimate for courts to exclude donald trump from the ballot. i don't know if we'll see appetite for this court to tak
the clarence thomas situation is entirely different.abundant reason for him to recuse himself from any sort of case involving the former presidents. but like all supreme court justices, he is not cabin by any sort of ethical rules in the same way that every other judge and a lower court in the country's. the decision about whether to recuse is up to clarence thomas. i think we'll see a watershed moment here where he participates in these cases despite reason to believe that that damages the...
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it's up to clarence thomas whether he refuses.t work that way. that's the problem, and again, why are they unethical? you have to remember, it's not just they want something for that money. the billionaires that are paying, they want something that money. and what they want is to take power away from the people through their elected representatives, and put it in the hands of supreme court justices. >> all right, elie mystal, jill wine-banks, thank you to the both for playing with us this whole entire hour. greatly appreciate all your insights, legal analysis, and brilliant takes. after the break, another hour of ayman, don't go anywhere. inst the flu, but don't forget this season's updated covid-19 shot too. power e*trade's easy-to-use tools, like dynamic charting and risk-reward analysis, help make trading feel effortless. and its customizable scans with social sentiment help you find and unlock opportunities in the market. e*trade from morgan stanley. shingles. some describe it as pulsing electric shocks or sharp, stabbing pain
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what about ginny thomas and clarence thomas? what is your view on that? we talked about it with zoe lofgren in the previous hour. is there a case that clarence thomas should not be hearing this case or the other cases that will come before the court because ginny thomas was involved in the effort to overturn the election? >> if the supreme court wants to reestablish credibility, the first step would be to have judge thomas recuse himself. judges are so careful about the appearance of impropriety. this is so far off the scale. it is not whether he is dirty or taking bribes. it is a question, how do you look when your wife is so involved in this cause that you're hearing the case about it. so he should recuse himself. >> does it make sense from a defense standpoint for trump to show up at this hearing? apparently there will be a hearing in washington. is that a good idea from a defense standpoint? if he doesn't need to be there, why would he be there? >> i wouldn't want him there. particularly when you're at the court of appeals level. it is legal, analytic
what about ginny thomas and clarence thomas? what is your view on that? we talked about it with zoe lofgren in the previous hour. is there a case that clarence thomas should not be hearing this case or the other cases that will come before the court because ginny thomas was involved in the effort to overturn the election? >> if the supreme court wants to reestablish credibility, the first step would be to have judge thomas recuse himself. judges are so careful about the appearance of...
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he says clarence thomas should recuse himself if this matter gets taken up by the highest court in the land. and he says it is because of his wife's role in january 6. we've reported that his wife was actively involved in encouraging white house officials like mark meadows, former chief of staff, to keep fighting to overturns election in the leadup to january 6. obviously that is part of the case and the narrative that the january 6 committee says led to the violence on january 6 itself. so jamie raskin raising an interesting possibility. i would be surprised if he actually reduced himself, but take a listen to jamie raskin. >> i think anybody looking at this in any dispassionate reasonable way would say if your wife was involved in the big lie and claiming that donald trump had actually won the presidential election and been participating in the events leading up to january 6, that you shouldn't be participating in -- >> so he should recuse himself? >> he absolutely should recuse himself. the question is what to we do if we doesn't recuse himself. >> reporter: thomass have maintained
he says clarence thomas should recuse himself if this matter gets taken up by the highest court in the land. and he says it is because of his wife's role in january 6. we've reported that his wife was actively involved in encouraging white house officials like mark meadows, former chief of staff, to keep fighting to overturns election in the leadup to january 6. obviously that is part of the case and the narrative that the january 6 committee says led to the violence on january 6 itself. so...
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again, important to note they are talking about the actions of ginni thomas, the wife of clarence thomas. dow believe he should recuse himself because of his wife's actions? >> well, i've not followed what the judiciary committee democrats have done today, but i will say right now we have absolutely no plan to seek recusal of justice thomas. i suppose if something came out we are unaware of we might change our mind, but at this point we do not plan to seek recusal. >> sean grimesly, appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thank you. >>> our analyst, steve, it is good to have you here because you put things in perspective so well for us. sean saying he is feeling pretty good about it. it is fairly aggressive, especially for the supreme court. how quickly do you think we could have a decision? >> yeah, erica, i think sean is right, that this is a court that is clearly trying to move quickly. you know, february 8th argument says to me that the justices are looking at that march 5th primary date and intending to issue a decision before that date. now, you know, will that mean that every
again, important to note they are talking about the actions of ginni thomas, the wife of clarence thomas. dow believe he should recuse himself because of his wife's actions? >> well, i've not followed what the judiciary committee democrats have done today, but i will say right now we have absolutely no plan to seek recusal of justice thomas. i suppose if something came out we are unaware of we might change our mind, but at this point we do not plan to seek recusal. >> sean grimesly,...
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only one member of this court was there, and that is clarence thomas.aunted by, but i really think that is part of what they will have to look at. today, i just went and read some of the case, and i read justice john paul stevens incredible and unforgettable descent, where he predicted that the greatest winner of that case would be cynicism in the american people and not trusting judges in the future, i hope that they will not need elections, and determined somehow to never do this again. only one member of this court was there, and that is clarence thomas. i doubt that he will be haunted by, but i really think that is part of what they will have to look at. today, i just went and read some of the case, and i read justice john paul stevens incredible and unforgettable descent, where he predicted that the greatest winner of that case would be cynicism in the american people and not trusting judges in the future, i hope that they will not need john paul stevens dissent in bush v. gore. it >> andrew weissmann, what was a judge luttig talking about there sa
only one member of this court was there, and that is clarence thomas.aunted by, but i really think that is part of what they will have to look at. today, i just went and read some of the case, and i read justice john paul stevens incredible and unforgettable descent, where he predicted that the greatest winner of that case would be cynicism in the american people and not trusting judges in the future, i hope that they will not need elections, and determined somehow to never do this again. only...
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one thing that i want to ask you about, clarence thomas.re any desire from the doj to see justice thomas recuse himself from these cases being heard? >> charles, clarence thomas has been causing problems since before he got on to this court. the fact of the matter is that the ethics issues, the ethics rules before the court are -- they have no teeth. i do not expect you're going to see the doj with so many matters before the court trying to encourage any justice to step back. should he? absolutely. will he? absolutely not. >> two of my absolute favorites right here to help us get started on this sunday evening, anthony coley, anthony cevallos. thank you for joining me. still to come, at the iowa caucuses are a week away, and it's what the republican candidates aren't doing on the campaign trail that we have to talk about. first, my friend richard louis is here with the day's headlines, and all of the big stories we are following. richard, how are you? >> charles, good to see you. some of the stories we're watching for. first, of secretary o
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wade and confine women to the stirrups, but clarence thomas, whose wife materially participated in the insurrection. here's what house democrats wrote to justice thomas, askic him to recuse. this time, we must urge you to recuse yourself because your impartiality is questioned by substantial numbers of fair minded members of the public who believe your wife, ginni thomas, of substantial involvement in the events leading up to the january 6th insurrection and the financial incentive it presents for your household if president trump is re-elected are disqualifying. do you question whether this court might feel it owes donald trump and the conservatives might rule in his favor for that reason? >> well, i have to say, if you're skeptical about this court, there's good reason to be skeptical. they have shown they're not a conservative court, not a court that feels bound by precedent. they're a reactionary court, a partisan court. here one of the justices in particular, justice thomas, has a very personal close family member, a spouse, who had a role in trying to overturn the election. there
wade and confine women to the stirrups, but clarence thomas, whose wife materially participated in the insurrection. here's what house democrats wrote to justice thomas, askic him to recuse. this time, we must urge you to recuse yourself because your impartiality is questioned by substantial numbers of fair minded members of the public who believe your wife, ginni thomas, of substantial involvement in the events leading up to the january 6th insurrection and the financial incentive it presents...
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>> sure, so when the supreme court overturned roe, clarence thomas suggested that the reasoning the courtnd the right to choose abortion would logically apply to eliminate other rights like the right to use contraception. the court's reasoning to be clear essentially was that the only rights that exist under the constitution, if they're not spelled out in the constitution's text, the only 14th amendment rights are rights that are deeply rooted in tradition. that history and tradition does not and cannot change. the rights we have are the right wes had in 1868, which was at a time when states in the federal government were beginning to criminalize contraception. it was at a time when sodomy laws were being applied more directly to punish queer people and same-sex intimacy, so this is precisely the moment you would want to be looking at to say that none of those rights really exist. so that's a possibility we have to be aware of. >> okay, so let me ask you because we haven't spoken in a few months now. what's been going on on the abortion issue? how potent is it still among the electorate?
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not to mention clarence thomas's recusal.nce thomas, whose wife is accused of being involved in trump efforts to overturn the last election. on friday, president joe biden who will likely face off against trump this november, gave a speech slamming the former president, declaring democracy is the central issue of the 2024 race. >> today, we are here to answer the most important questions. it is democracy still americas sacred cause? that is with the 2024 election is all about. the choice is clear. donald trump's campaign is about him. he's willing to sacrifice our democracy. >> still, far too many democrats do not seem to understand what is at stake when mains decreased -- secretary of state removed trump from the ballot last month. she was attacked by all but other democrats, including her states independent senator, angus king, who caught this with the democrats. he said while a lot of centrist democrats and independents have been saying in recent days. quote, the decision as to whether or not mr. trump should again be cons
not to mention clarence thomas's recusal.nce thomas, whose wife is accused of being involved in trump efforts to overturn the last election. on friday, president joe biden who will likely face off against trump this november, gave a speech slamming the former president, declaring democracy is the central issue of the 2024 race. >> today, we are here to answer the most important questions. it is democracy still americas sacred cause? that is with the 2024 election is all about. the choice...
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so god forbid you know, clarence thomas does something and, you know, the left doesn't like it. well, then it's current because you can say whatever you want. joy-ann reid called him uncle clarence on national television. she saw the job. nothing happens when you slander a black conservative or republican. you can call whatever you want on television and, radio, and no one cares. and i think for me, it wasn't about like i'm republican because i'm not. it's a thing that i notice that was an unfair our society. if we're talking about caring about black americans and saying how we should treat people like we want to be treated or even just hyper reacting to some sort of racism that might happen, it gets a black person. but have a segment of black people that you can outwardly slander on television in public. and nothing happens to you. and it doesn't even matter if you're black or not. that is something that is is not talked about enough. adam coleman how would describe your politics? it's hard to peg me down. i would say i'm politically independent. i, in my writings, democrats an
so god forbid you know, clarence thomas does something and, you know, the left doesn't like it. well, then it's current because you can say whatever you want. joy-ann reid called him uncle clarence on national television. she saw the job. nothing happens when you slander a black conservative or republican. you can call whatever you want on television and, radio, and no one cares. and i think for me, it wasn't about like i'm republican because i'm not. it's a thing that i notice that was an...
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thomas. >> you've noted for quite a while, have you noticed in any way that president b has lost his step because of age over the last few years? >> judge that he is equipped in the brain. that is what it is. a step, yes. will step more gingerly when you are 80 years old then you do when you were 20 -- than you do when you are 20. but your experience, what you apply to these issues, the issues that face the american people, you have brainpower, compassion, happy. -- empathy. he's got all opponent. no compassion. no empathy. very little brainpower. >> let me turn to a couple of legislative issues. for a long time the democratic line on immigration as we will do a comprehensive bill that will include border security and a path to legalization for a large number of undocumented immigrants who are here now in the country. that seems to have shifted. democrats in the senate are talking about a bill that would really just focus on border security. what are you looking for in a bill that comes out o
thomas. >> you've noted for quite a while, have you noticed in any way that president b has lost his step because of age over the last few years? >> judge that he is equipped in the brain. that is what it is. a step, yes. will step more gingerly when you are 80 years old then you do when you were 20 -- than you do when you are 20. but your experience, what you apply to these issues, the issues that face the american people, you have brainpower, compassion, happy. -- empathy. he's...
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we don't get to vote for neil gorsuch, we don't get a vote for clarence thomas.t a vote for the epa and congress, and it's those people who are taking the power away from us. >> we also don't get the vote to get them off the bench because they have those coveted lifetime appointments. i mean, elie, i want to put this into your perspective. over 17,000 cases have been decided under the chevron deference doctrine. so, one of the good points that justice alito kagan brought up during his arguments is, we could literally see, re-litigation of those 17,000 cases and what makes matters worse, we could see inconsistent ruling coming from different judges in different jurisdictions on concepts that are applicable for all americans, correct? >> yes, kagan said that, ketanji brown jackson brat of the fact that it would just simply be her words in practical and chaotic to move chevron deference. you know what the conservatives it? they laughed. i am not making -- conservative super lawyer paul clements. so, of course, we weren't going to overturn 17,000 precedents, we're ju
we don't get to vote for neil gorsuch, we don't get a vote for clarence thomas.t a vote for the epa and congress, and it's those people who are taking the power away from us. >> we also don't get the vote to get them off the bench because they have those coveted lifetime appointments. i mean, elie, i want to put this into your perspective. over 17,000 cases have been decided under the chevron deference doctrine. so, one of the good points that justice alito kagan brought up during his...
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alito, neil gorsuch, fred cavanaugh and clarence thomas voted in favor of texas. >> tonight, candidateat a rally in laconia, new hamhi before the grant stesirst in the nation primary. watch online or -- at c-span.org . >> tuesday night, watch c-span's campaign coverage of the new hampshire presidential primary, unfiltered and uninterrupted. candidate speeches, and we will take your calls to get your watch live coverage of the new hampshire primary, tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile app, or online at c-span.org/ . c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these ore, including wow. >> today, fast, reliable internet connection is something no one can live without. so we speed, reliability, value, and choice. now more than ever, it all starts wh wow. >> giving you a>> it has been te a january the u.s. capitol occurred. since that time, close to 300 individuals have been charged with the crime by the u.s. justice department. because of the sixth amendment to the u.s. constitution and su
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what do you think of that hearing and their desire to subpoena some of clarence thomas's friends? prof. yoo: unfortunately, i think the motivation for this is similar to the motivation for court packing. it is an attack on the justices and their independence because of disagreement with their decisions. i think this is a very dangerous step we are potentially going down. it also, the idea as someone who clerked for justice thomas and spent time with him for a year, i find the idea that he would go on trips with friends and those friends would get him to change his mind about the constitution, i find it ludicrous. conservatives don't know what to think until justice thomas makes a decision. it is not the other way around. but also, i clerked for justice thomas when he was much younger 30 years ago. he is a person he was really fixed in his ideas. he has very clear principles. he is the most committed originalist on the court. he truly believes in a colorblind constitution. there are a few very basic animating principles which he draws i believe from the declaration of independence.
what do you think of that hearing and their desire to subpoena some of clarence thomas's friends? prof. yoo: unfortunately, i think the motivation for this is similar to the motivation for court packing. it is an attack on the justices and their independence because of disagreement with their decisions. i think this is a very dangerous step we are potentially going down. it also, the idea as someone who clerked for justice thomas and spent time with him for a year, i find the idea that he would...
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what do you think of that hearing and their desire to subpoena some of clarence thomas's friends? prof. yoo: unfortunately, i think the motivation for this is similar to the motivation for court packing. it is an attack on the justices and their independence because of disagreement with their decisions. i think this is a very dangerous step we are potentially going down. it also, the idea as someone who clerked for justice thomas and spent time with him for a year, i find the idea that he would go on trips with friends and those friends would get him to change his mind about the constitution, i find it ludicrous. conservatives don't know what to think until justice thomas makes a decision. it is not the other way around. but also, i clerked for justice thomas when he was much younger 30 years ago. he is a person he was really fixed in his ideas. he has very clear principles. he is the most committed originalist on the court. he truly believes in a colorblind constitution. there are a few very basic animating principles which he draws i believe from the declaration of independence.
what do you think of that hearing and their desire to subpoena some of clarence thomas's friends? prof. yoo: unfortunately, i think the motivation for this is similar to the motivation for court packing. it is an attack on the justices and their independence because of disagreement with their decisions. i think this is a very dangerous step we are potentially going down. it also, the idea as someone who clerked for justice thomas and spent time with him for a year, i find the idea that he would...
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he was recently alleged a bit, he's been buying off supreme court justices like clarence thomas, with lavish vacations and yachts of drips around the world and even a house for his mother. this is such an important topic and you know, i think we've got the perfect guest to talk about this column mix in front of the show veteran radio and political analysts. post of critical our on sputnik joins us now to talk about this. the idea that we have come now to a point where our beloved country, the united states of america, can go around by the way. we're not the only ones, but let's just start there. literally freezing other countries assets in the case of what happened was with that as well as far as with, with the, you know, there assets in the bank of england, they literally just dollar gold. i mean, installer gold. um, what do you make of this? well what, what, what, how would you characterize this trend garland? well, i, i think what we're looking at is this is the essence of the unit polar order. this is the essence of the rules based order. us laid world order, all of the euphemisms
he was recently alleged a bit, he's been buying off supreme court justices like clarence thomas, with lavish vacations and yachts of drips around the world and even a house for his mother. this is such an important topic and you know, i think we've got the perfect guest to talk about this column mix in front of the show veteran radio and political analysts. post of critical our on sputnik joins us now to talk about this. the idea that we have come now to a point where our beloved country, the...
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while the court's order today did not elaborate on the decision, four justices, clarence thomas, samuel alito, neil gorsuch, and brett kavanaugh, voted to side with texas and deny the biden administration's request. today's ruling is just the start of what's expected to be a major battle at the supreme court over the efforts by texas and other states to take more control over their international borders. and the justices will be ze siding all this against the background of a crisis at the border, and the presidential election. david? >> david: terry moran from the court tonight. terry, thank you. >>> now, to the israel-hamas war, and tonight, you'll see the stunning moment families of hostages storm israel's parliament, demanding lawmakers do more to get the hostages freed. don't here, our matt gutman takes us inside a massive hamas tunnel, and what they were shown. proof the israelis say that the hostages had been held there. >> reporter: as the idf launches its biggest offense nif weeks, tonight, family members of the more than 100 hostages still held in gaza storming a finance commit
while the court's order today did not elaborate on the decision, four justices, clarence thomas, samuel alito, neil gorsuch, and brett kavanaugh, voted to side with texas and deny the biden administration's request. today's ruling is just the start of what's expected to be a major battle at the supreme court over the efforts by texas and other states to take more control over their international borders. and the justices will be ze siding all this against the background of a crisis at the...
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. >> reporter: but the worst way to make people judgey came from revelations that clarence thomas acceptedrn how nonexistent the ethics guardrails have been with the supreme court at this point. >> the justices announced new public ethics rules but -- >> i think the supreme court has become so partisan -- >> reporter: many believe the most explosive issue could be the ruling against abortion rights. >> it is going to be a massive factor in the 2024 election. any time even in red states when voters have been asked if they want more abortion access or less, they have chosen more abortion access. >> i think the country right now at least feels more divided than it was four years ago. because a big division, a big fissure occurred four years ago, and i think that has remained and built to this boiling point. >> the worst reality for many voters, it's looking likely they will have to choose between the oldest candidates ever for president. >> i think people see two very old when who have their weaknesses going into the most powerful position in the world. and that raises a lot of questions. >>
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justices clarence thomas, samuel alito, neil gorsuch and brett kavanaugh all dissented from this order. this all started in december and since early january the biden administration had been urging the supreme court to intervene and to block of the order that kept its border patrol agents from getting to stretch of a border along the rio grande and to continue taking down this razor wire. and we know how contentious this has been. but it has also been the situation that has caused a lot of injury and death in the middle of this controversy. a woman and two children drowned in the biden administration said it needed access to this area and to the river for safety reasons. answer frankly to carry out the border patrol's mission.>> and joan you said this is what is going to be in place -- this worked its way out obviously for the decision. how does this go forward? >> reporter: there is an underlying battle in lower federal court. a fight over texas's effort to block the border patrol from doing his job at the border saying it wants texas is obviously trying to discourage migrants from co
justices clarence thomas, samuel alito, neil gorsuch and brett kavanaugh all dissented from this order. this all started in december and since early january the biden administration had been urging the supreme court to intervene and to block of the order that kept its border patrol agents from getting to stretch of a border along the rio grande and to continue taking down this razor wire. and we know how contentious this has been. but it has also been the situation that has caused a lot of...
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thomas his wife.uld do with my body. the wars overseas, we should support ukraine and i think we should not support netanyahu. i believe he's a dictator. i think immigration should be something to talk more about because texas is sending their immigrants throughout the country. people and i think they are coming in and abusing the system. we need to focus on that because it's getting totally outrageous. it's meg beg lastly, i believe h company should stop abusing the people in the congo. thank you very much. you've addressed a lot of those issues so tell me what you are paying attention to through november as we go through the spring and summer months. guest: you are talking to on the 51st anniversary of roe v. wade that was overturned by dobbs. i will be saying to women, this is your opportunity not only to show up to save the nation. it's more than just what happened with dobbs. it's really about your quality in the work place. i will be looking and reaching out to women across the count from both s
thomas his wife.uld do with my body. the wars overseas, we should support ukraine and i think we should not support netanyahu. i believe he's a dictator. i think immigration should be something to talk more about because texas is sending their immigrants throughout the country. people and i think they are coming in and abusing the system. we need to focus on that because it's getting totally outrageous. it's meg beg lastly, i believe h company should stop abusing the people in the congo. thank...
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. >> just for clarity you want supreme court justice, clarence thomas, to recuse himself from this matter. why? >> clearly his wife has been involved in january 6th. to me that means he should step aside. sometimes it is not direct conflict of interest, sometimes the appearance of conflict of interest makes a big difference to the people in the country. >> i just want to point out to our viewers, we have spoken on the air about your effort to get removed from the ballot before. you were a republican, you previously supported donald trump, it was january 6th that you shared with me change your mind. i wonder what your reaction is to seeing the results in iowa were donald trump won by some 30 percentage appoints and appears to be well on his way to becoming the republican presidential nominee. >> almost 50% did not vote for him. what will they do when it comes time? some say they will vote for him and some say they won't. he did win by a lot, if you look at the fact there were three other people in the race, if you add up their numbers it was a close race. >> tom reacting to the news that a
. >> just for clarity you want supreme court justice, clarence thomas, to recuse himself from this matter. why? >> clearly his wife has been involved in january 6th. to me that means he should step aside. sometimes it is not direct conflict of interest, sometimes the appearance of conflict of interest makes a big difference to the people in the country. >> i just want to point out to our viewers, we have spoken on the air about your effort to get removed from the ballot...
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it is why they hate clarence thomas yet love claudine. he refuses to be the race puppeh but she plays right along.ju this is an excuse to lacerate justice thomas but they bent over backwards for years to downplay and even hide herur academic corruption.pr no one should be surprised that south carolina senator tim scott would become a targed t when he endorsed trump. >> by god who is tim scott? who is tim scott? the guy that nikki haley appointed to the senate. he is supporting a guy right now. >> he is easily the most racistw president and our lifetime. >> i don't know ho hw he sleepsi night. i don't know how he faces his friends and family. >> laura: i don't know how he faces his friends and family. i don't know, but he came to>> i face me on theov "the ingraham angle." senator tim scott --of senator, were you expectingha this kind f treatment? >> i>> was not, but your is whai do expect.ru i expect the left to lose their mindth because donald trump didh more for minorities thenin joe biden who will ever do. think about the fact that dona
it is why they hate clarence thomas yet love claudine. he refuses to be the race puppeh but she plays right along.ju this is an excuse to lacerate justice thomas but they bent over backwards for years to downplay and even hide herur academic corruption.pr no one should be surprised that south carolina senator tim scott would become a targed t when he endorsed trump. >> by god who is tim scott? who is tim scott? the guy that nikki haley appointed to the senate. he is supporting a guy right...
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. >> democrats are calling for justice clarence thomas to recuse himself from the k street's wife supportrn the election results. what will it mean if he, as expected, refuses to recuse himself? >> well, jonathan he has already refused to recuse himself because he participated in the decision about whether they would take the case in the first place. that tells us he is not going to do it. look, the supreme court himself, under tremendous pressure from folks like the leadership conference, the civil rights community, demanding enforcement mechanism for judicial ethics, the strongest, most powerful court in the land. people who have the power to say congress can't do something. this is incredibly important. their own standards say that if an unbiased, reasonable, person thinks a justice is biased, then that justice should recuse themselves. in this case you have ginni thomas, who was at the rally at january six, we sent 29 text messages to mark meadows, trump's chief of staff saying, keep going, fly! was on the board of directors of the infamous stop the steal campaign, which was all deepl
. >> democrats are calling for justice clarence thomas to recuse himself from the k street's wife supportrn the election results. what will it mean if he, as expected, refuses to recuse himself? >> well, jonathan he has already refused to recuse himself because he participated in the decision about whether they would take the case in the first place. that tells us he is not going to do it. look, the supreme court himself, under tremendous pressure from folks like the leadership...
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so i hope someone is put into an i'm a capote's brief to the supreme court and clarence thomas or johnl say this is the thing and with the public to understand about the preference regime we have been living with since 1978 not just destroyed standards but has been an actual disability for the people who purport to benefit from it. >> those who speak honestly and stand up to this regime this desperate impact regime, they risk losing their livelihoods and social standing. at least in some cases and so your book includes interviews with several employees with scientific and cultural institutions a vehemently opposed racial preferences. they see what you have described to going on but they are unwilling to express their sentiments publicly. and you can understand that because of the fear of consequences. so i i wonder, does opposition within these constitutions does someone who does this become a martyr or are there other ways to fight back? >> is i finish this book i asked an oncologist who'd been directed by the national cancer institute something out called the outstanding investigator
so i hope someone is put into an i'm a capote's brief to the supreme court and clarence thomas or johnl say this is the thing and with the public to understand about the preference regime we have been living with since 1978 not just destroyed standards but has been an actual disability for the people who purport to benefit from it. >> those who speak honestly and stand up to this regime this desperate impact regime, they risk losing their livelihoods and social standing. at least in some...
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watch this madness. >> it's very clear clarence thomas and rather his wife, jenny, participated in thents of january 6th. and now what is likely going before the supreme court is a judgment as to whether an event that his wife participated in qualifies as an insurrection. this is just one of the most classic textbook conflicts of interest. >> laura: i'm not sure where she got her law degree, chris, or maybe she san expert on the professional ethics, judicial ethics. both of us obviously clerked for justin thomas. we will say that off the top here. legit mate him and the court. it's very targeted. it is so very obvious what is going on here. this is ridiculous, the justice has obligations. only nine justices to participate in the case unless there is direct personal involvement of the justice. ing. it doesn't come close to that standard. that's not the point, laura. they want the headlines. >> laura: i love how she is reading her question there, sol. remember when justice ginsburg she made some comments about president trump. can you ever imagine any of these leftists urging for justice
watch this madness. >> it's very clear clarence thomas and rather his wife, jenny, participated in thents of january 6th. and now what is likely going before the supreme court is a judgment as to whether an event that his wife participated in qualifies as an insurrection. this is just one of the most classic textbook conflicts of interest. >> laura: i'm not sure where she got her law degree, chris, or maybe she san expert on the professional ethics, judicial ethics. both of us...