High Court Showdown: ‘Go Ahead, Make Our Day.’

Congressman Jamie Raskin wants President Biden to breach the separated powers by forcing the recusal of Justices Alito and Thomas in cases involving President Trump.

AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file
Representative Jamie Raskin at the Capitol in 2022. He is one of the Democrats calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to crack down on political betting markets. AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file

Ahead of the Supreme Court’s decisions on President Trump’s legal immunity and January 6, liberal Democrats have a new scheme to tilt the bench. The idea, put forward by Congressman Jamie Raskin, is to force the recusal of Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. The means of sidelining the justices would be a demand to the full court by President Biden’s Department of Justice. It’s as startling a breach of the separated powers as has ever been tried.

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