Thomas Is a Hard No on Recusal Despite Wife's Role in 'Stop the Steal’ 4/17/24

A case before the US Supreme Court involves the legality of obstruction charges for January 6th insurrectionists. Even though the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas supported Trump’s effort to subvert the 2020 election, Thomas will not recuse himself. During his questioning yesterday, he appeared to minimize the insurrection saying “there have been many violent protests that have interfered with proceedings.” He then asked if this obstruction charge had been applied to other protests as if anything could approach similarity to the storming of the US. Capitol. Political analyst and presidential historian John Rothmann will join us to discuss. Get ready for “It’s the Planet, Stupid!” Environmental journalist Belinda Waymouth takes a look at how the justice system is handling environmental cases and how it could make a big difference.