Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has agreed to recuse himself from considering a petition that would undo a lower court ruling which forced ex-Trump attorney John Eastman to hand over emails related to the January 6th Capitol riot. Luckily for us, this decision proves that Thomas remains committed to upholding his oath of office.
It was noted in the order list that Thomas “took no part” in considering this petition.
"The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied," the order said.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recused himself from a case involving his former law clerk and former Trump attorney, John Eastman.https://t.co/9Dbaxt1Dyl
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) October 2, 2023
The wife of Justice Thomas is Ginni Thomas—a conservative activist who was questioned by the House Jan. 6 Committee before it dissolved earlier this year. During her interview with them, she confirmed her belief that the 2020 election was tampered with—an opinion previously expressed by Mr. Trump since his loss.
This recusal decision has come just as dozens of Democrats in Congress have called for him to step away from another major case concerning whether or not the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding procedure is constitutional or not; it will be heard this week during court proceedings.
John Eastman filed a lawsuit against Congress’ Jan 6 committee after Stefan Passantino—the attorney representing Cassidy Hutchinson (ex-White House staffer)—gave his testimony before them in June.
In his complaint he asked for $67 million due to damages made against his career and professional reputation caused by what he deemed false stories created and spread about him by those on the panel in order to advance their political agenda targeting President Trump.
Jesse Binnall (Passantino’s lawyer) stated that there had not been “any regard for the truth” nor sympathy shown for destroying “the reputation of a good man”.
Passantino claims there were unauthorized communications between members on the committee and Hutchinson without his knowledge or consent, thus violating their attorney-client relationship agreement which contributed towards creating said false narrative that circulated through news outlets.
Hutchinson testified at televised hearings regarding events surrounding January 6th where she claimed President Trump attempted taking command over one of White House limousines driving himself off into protests, something he denies ever happened completely.
Most allegations made were based off third party conversations but all fell apart quickly once sources refused validating any accounts given out publicly about them – including her own statements made at said hearing itself.
