A progressive group delivered a petition signed by more than 1.2 million people to Democratic lawmakers on Thursday, calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
MoveOn.org held an event showcasing the exchange in front of the Supreme Court.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, welcomed the activists, saying the court would be delegitimized if lawmakers don’t act to remove Justice Thomas from the bench.
“Let me be clear, Clarence Thomas is a corrupt jurist and should have no place on our highest court. Clarence Thomas for the past three decades worked in tandem with his wife from the bench to decide cases that were in lockstep with his wife’s political disputes,” Ms.