(Washington, DC) -- Senator Ron Wyden is calling for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from cases related to the Capitol riot investigation and the 2024 election. The Washington Post and CBS News report Thomas' wife sent dozens of texts to then White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows pleading with him to help overturn the election results. Democrat Wyden says judges are obligated to recuse themselves when their participation in a case would create even the appearance of a conflict of interest. He says that bar has been met. None of the texts directly reference the Supreme Court or Justice Thomas.