Justice Clarence Thomas recused himself for the first time from a case related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack as the US Supreme Court rejected a challenge to a House committee’s access to emails from former President Donald Trump’s attorney John Eastman.
Thomas gave no explanation. He has drawn criticism for previously not disqualifying himself from cases involving the 2020 election and its aftermath. His wife, conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, was among those who urged the White House to do more to try to overturn the election results.
Eastman, a former Thomas law clerk, has been indicted alongside Trump ...
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