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How to impeach a US Supreme Court justice US Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas is absolutely beset by scandals these days (and [other days, too](%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2021%2F09%2F28%2F1040911313%2Fanita-hill-belonging-sexual-harassment-conversation/1/01000187fad3ebdd-b1d80466-a40d-4f36-adfa-44045ab38432-000000/WCDoI9ZQG2KnaZrCjIpGtL3mlnXHpLiCAJSN8mkZ2vs=299)). Aurora Almendral provides [a helpful summary](%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2021%2F09%2F28%2F1040911313%2Fanita-hill-belonging-sexual-harassment-conversation/2/01000187fad3ebdd-b1d80466-a40d-4f36-adfa-44045ab38432-000000/Ui2-Gr4xorj7TF-K0lq4lvStFdVONgiyG0HLxIb0zqQ=299) of the truly stunning array of Thomasâs ethical tangles. But will they get him off the bench of the nationâs highest court? The process is similar to impeaching a president, a process most Americans have seen go down not once, not twice, but thrice in their lifetimes: 1ï¸â£ The House of Representatives has to vote. 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