Pelosi Calls Ginni Thomas A ‘Proud Contributor To A Coup’ — Pushes For Supreme Court Code Of Ethics

Pelosi Calls Ginni Thomas A ‘Proud Contributor To A Coup’ — Pushes For Supreme Court Code Of Ethics

Share to Linkedin House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) stopped short Thursday of joining other Democratic House members who have called for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign, but she said his wife, Ginni Thomas, is a "proud contributor to a coup of our country" after text messages surfaced last week in which she encouraged a White House official to work to overturn the 2020 election. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in ... [+] Washington, Thursday, March 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) When asked during a press conference if she agrees with members of her caucus who have demanded that Thomas resign, Pelosi said, "I don't think he ever should have been appointed." Pelosi noted the Supreme Court would be required to adopt a code of ethics if Congress passes H. R. 1, a bill that addresses ethics concerns involving all three branches of government. "Why should [justices] have lower standards than members of Congress?" Pelosi asked, adding she would like to have a separate hearing to pass a stand-alone bill to impose the code of ethics for the Supreme Court. Several House Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N. Y.)