Conservative U.S. Justice has just been hit with a "one-two punch" as Democratic lawmakers attempt to address alleged unethical behavior, legal analyst said on Friday.
Thomas was by Representative , a New York Democrat, on Wednesday after Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Ron Wyden of Oregon asked the U.S. (DOJ) into alleged violations of Thomas.
"It was kind of the one-two punch," Kirschner, a former assistant U.S. attorney, said in a YouTube video posted to the Political Voices Network channel on Friday.
"When I saw these two developments, I thought back to my days as the chief of homicide at the D.C. U.
S. attorney's office. I always told the incoming homicide prosecutors that it's really more important to try cases than to win cases.
" has reached out to the Supreme Court via online form for comment from Thomas, the DOJ via online form and Kirschner via text message for comment on Saturday morning. The articles of impeachment against Thomas are almost certain to fail in the Republican-controlled House. The articles for the justice cover a wide range of behavior, from reportedly taking gifts from his billionaire friend, Harlan Crow, to not recusing himself from cases in which his wife, Virginia, "Ginni" Thomas, "had an interest.
" Thomas previously defended himself in a statement, arguing that the gifts from Crow were "not reportable," that he had sought out "guidance" before accepting them and that he "always sought to comply with the disclosure guid.