AOC becomes 5th House Democrat to call on Clarence Thomas to resign or be impeached over wife's Jan. 6 texts

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is the latest to join the chorus of House Democrats calling for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to step down or be impeached.

Democrats have been criticizing Thomas for not recusing himself from cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, after it was revealed that his wife sent text messages to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urging him to challenge Donald Trump's 2020 election loss.

"Clarence Thomas should resign," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Tuesday morning. "If not, his failure to disclose income from right-wing organizations, recuse himself from matters involving his wife, and his vote to block the Jan 6th commission from key information must be investigated and could serve as grounds for impeachment."