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TexasTowelie

(112,738 posts) Fri Sep 22, 2023, 11:30 AM Sep 2023

Report shows how Justice Thomas might've violated federal law - CNN

A new report from ProPublica reveals Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas secretly attended two donor events hosted by the Koch network. Justin Elliot, the reporter who broke the story, explains how Thomas' action puts him in 'extraordinary' position and how he might've violated federal law.

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Report shows how Justice Thomas might've violated federal law - CNN (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2023 OP

and are the votes there to impeach him? JohnSJ Sep 2023 #1

Thomas can be indicted without being impeached. Eyeball_Kid Sep 2023 #2

You really think the DOJ will appoint a special counsel to do that? I don't JohnSJ Sep 2023 #3

Indictment is a legal act. trump, the executive, was impeacheded so that's not... brush Sep 2023 #5

I think you misunderstood stopdiggin Sep 2023 #7

Who misunderstood? What exactly is executed executive branch? brush Sep 2023 #8

an 'indictment' is executed (or initiated) stopdiggin Sep 2023 #9

Might've!!😂😂😂😂 Traildogbob Sep 2023 #4

Wow. Lock him up! Lunabell Sep 2023 #6

And the GOP response is "So what? What are you going to do about it?" Midnight Writer Sep 2023 #10

JohnSJ

(92,537 posts)

1. and are the votes there to impeach him?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 11:31 AM

Sep 2023

Eyeball_Kid

(7,440 posts)

2. Thomas can be indicted without being impeached.

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 11:34 AM

Sep 2023

Impeachment is a legislative branch action. Indictment is an executive branch action.

JohnSJ

(92,537 posts)

3. You really think the DOJ will appoint a special counsel to do that? I don't

Reply to Eyeball_Kid (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 11:38 AM

Sep 2023

brush

(53,978 posts)

5. Indictment is a legal act. trump, the executive, was impeacheded so that's not...

Reply to Eyeball_Kid (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 11:45 AM

Sep 2023

reserved for the legislative branch.

stopdiggin

(11,418 posts)

7. I think you misunderstood

Reply to brush (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 12:07 PM

Sep 2023

One action is initiated or executed by the legislative branch - one by the executive. The post wasn't trying to say that impeachment can only 'target' legislative actors. Clearly that is not the case.