With the Supreme Court poised to decide whether former President Donald Trump has presidential immunity from being prosecuted in the 2020 election interference case, calls are growing for Justice Clarence Thomas, whose wife was involved in the plot to overturn the election in the first place, to recuse himself from the case.
But don't hold your breath on that, legal expert Lisa Rubin told MSNBC's Joy Reid on Tuesday.
"Let's talk about this Supreme Court case," said Reid. "Which is going to be in some ways hell for these justices because it puts them right back in the center of politics. Either way, there's going to be a lot of people mad about what they decide. Seven Democrats are now saying that Clarence Thomas specifically ought to recuse himself. That seems logical given his wife was one of the insurrectionists that was part of the plot. Chances he does it?"
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"No. Absolutely no," said Rubin. "Clarence Thomas is unrepentant about his own ethical issues and problems."
"I don't believe that Clarence Thomas believes he has any trouble with respect to his wife," Rubin continued. "They believe that they have some separation here that the rest of us can't see."
"Yeah, they definitely believe they're above to law, but he's not above taking a few pricey gifts," interjected Reid. "He loves that."
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