McCarthy defends Clarence Thomas' ability to rule on Jan. 6 committee after report about his wife's texts with Meadows
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday defended Justice Clarence Thomas' ability to make rulings related to the January 6 committee after a report from CBS News and The Washington Post revealed that Thomas' wife, Ginni Thomas, texted then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows after the 2020 election about overturning the election results.
"I think Justice Thomas could make his decisions like he's made him every other time. It's his decision based upon law," McCarthy told reporters when asked if Justice Thomas should recuse himself from January 6 committee-related cases.
In January, the Supreme Court rejected a request from Trump to block the release of documents from the Trump White House to the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol. Justice Thomas was the only member of the court who said that he would have granted Trump's request.
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