Opinion | Trashing Clarence Thomas

However committee member

Adam Schiff

gave away the true sport, as he typically does. Requested Sunday on

CBS’s

“Face the Nation” if this is able to set a “harmful precedent,” Mr. Schiff went to the center of his political purpose:

“On this case, for Clarence Thomas to challenge a choice, in a case of dissent, in a case the place Congress is attempting to get paperwork, and people paperwork would possibly contain his personal spouse, that’s the road that’s been crossed. And I feel, for Congress to be wanting into these points, wanting into battle of curiosity points. However right here, wanting into points whether or not it includes the spouse of a Supreme Courtroom justice or anybody else, if they’ve data or function in an effort to overturn an election. Sure, they’re not excluded from examination.”

Mr. Schiff is referring to a January dissent by Justice Thomas in a case involving Mr. Trump’s try to dam Congress from acquiring sure paperwork. Justice Thomas was the lone dissenter and provided no rationalization. Mr. Schiff is implying that Justice Thomas was deciding primarily based on the views of his spouse or to assist Mr. Trump, although he has no proof for the cost.

That’s the type of innuendo Mr. Schiff specialised in through the Russia collusion probe, when he was caught making claims supposedly primarily based on categorized data that turned out to be false. Ms. Cheney retains telling Republicans they must consider the committee’s findings, and far of that’s compelling. However Mr. Schiff’s try to make use of a partner to smear the status of a Supreme Courtroom Justice will trigger many to low cost the whole effort.