Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Thursday offered to draft articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas if no one else in her party does so.
Ocasio-Cortez said that the recent report revealing Thomas’s close ties to a billionaire, whom he went on family vacations with, extends “far” beyond what is acceptable for a democracy, and that his position on the court is an “emergency” and a “crisis.”
“Congress is out of session for the next week, and so that does give Democrats some time to strategize. The way I feel about it is that, I do think articles need to be introduced,” Ocasio-Cortez told the Lever Time podcast.
“If we decide strategically that the actual author of those articles and who introduces them may not be me, that’s fine, I will support impeachment. But I just think that if no one’s going to introduce it, I would certainly be open to doing so and drafting them myself. I think this has gone far, far beyond any sort of acceptable standard in any democracy, let alone an American democracy.”
An investigation found that Thomas’s close friendship with real estate developer Harlan Crow extended to lavish gifts and expensive family vacations without disclosing the activities and items. The vacations included travel on a private jet, yacht, and free stays in Crow’s vacation homes.
Thomas released a statement on Friday admitting to the friendship but claimed the relationship with Crow was personal, not professional.
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