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Many critics of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas argued that in light of his wife Ginni Thomas’ efforts to help former President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election results, he needed to recuse himself from Trump v. the United States. But Justice Thomas refused, and he was among the six GOP-appointed justices who, in that case, ruled that U.S. presidents enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution for “official” acts but not for “unofficial” acts. In a biting opinion column published on September 4, the Washington Post’s cites Ruth Marcus as a “persuasive reason” why the High Court …

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