Where Has Clarence Thomas Been?

After being absent from hearing oral arguments on Monday, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas returned to the bench on Tuesday. No explanation was given for why he was missing; Chief Justice John Roberts shared that Thomas would not take part shortly after the court sat for arguments in a public corruption case.

Interestingly enough, Thomas did come back in time for Tuesday’s oral arguments into whether prosecutors can charge hundreds of Jan. 6 participants with obstruction for disrupting Congress as it certified President Joe Biden’s presidential victory.

Does Thomas have something to hide? In addition to Thomas — who is 75 years old — being the court’s oldest member and the most senior associate justice, he also has a conflict of interest regarding the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

His wife, Ginni, contacted Arizona state lawmakers as well as former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and other officials after the 2020 election in hopes of overturning the results of the presidential election.

With her involvement, folks wondered if Thomas would be forced to recuse himself. Unfortunately, he has been allowed to stay on the case. During Tuesday’s hearing — in regards to defendant Joseph Fischer — Thomas asked an attorney for the Department of Justice if the federal government has ever charged anyone with obstruction of an official proceeding.

“There have been many violent protests that have interfered with proceedings,” Thomas commented during the hearing. “Has the government applied this provision to other protests in the past?” Thomas’ obvious attempts to downplay what happened on Jan. 6 are palpable and it’s reprehensible that he is allowed to be a part of these cases.

Thomas himself has also been accused of sexual harassment and corruption over the course of his career, and has somehow avoided consequences. We doubt this time will be any different.

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