Dem Rep: We Can 'Theoretically' Impeach SCOTUS Justice

Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., said Monday that Congress "could theoretically" impeach a Supreme Court justice, if there is evidence of "corruption," The Daily Caller reports.

Ellison, during a community forum on the Supreme Court, was asked if there is "any possibility that the legislative branch would remove a Supreme Court justice."

He responded, "You'd have to find some evidence of like, corruption, or something like that."

University of Minnesota Law School professor Jill Hasday added to the person who asked the question, "unless you could find evidence that someone was corrupt, or potentially adamantly lying, I think it would be very inappropriate. And I don't mean out of my mind, I just disagree with you, really. I think that would be very inappropriate and a real threat to judicial independence. I think once someone is on the court, that's basically it."

The congressman then said, "I will say that there have been lower court judges who have been impeached and honestly there were some things that came out with Justice [Clarence] Thomas that I thought were very concerning to me as far as his impartiality. So, I agree with Jill, it's probably not going to happen, but it could theoretically happen."

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