On the heels of numerous examples of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepting lavish gifts from donors making their way through the news cycle, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling for a federal ethics investigation into his hands-in-pockets habit.
According to The Guardian, five House Democrats led by AOC drafted a letter to US attorney general, Merrick Garland stating, "We write to urge the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into Clarence Thomas for consistently failing to report significant gifts he received from Harlan Crow and other billionaires for nearly two decades in defiance of his duty under federal law." The letter was co-signed by Jerrold Nadler of New York, the ranking Democrat on the House judiciary committee; Jamie Raskin of Maryland, a professor of constitutional law; Ted Lieu of California; and Hank Johnson of Georgia.
