More than 100,000 sign petition for Justices Alito and Thomas to bow out in Capitol attack cases

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More than 100,000 sign petition for Justices Alito and Thomas to bow out in Capitol attack cases

MoveOn has launched a petition calling for conservative Supreme Court justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas to recuse themselves from cases related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, citing potential conflicts of interest and a breach of ethics.

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