Brandeis University professor Anita Hill Anita Faye HillAnita Hill says she'll vote for Biden Biden set to accept nomination in convention-closing address 50 years covering Biden MORE on Thursday condemned President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE for likening the House impeachment inquiry to a "lynching," saying that the president's use of the term was "ludicrous and insulting."

"It’s just ludicrous," Hill, who in the 1990s accused then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas Clarence ThomasSCOTUS confirmation in the last month of a close election? Ugly GOP senator attacks Biden: 'I'm not sure what he recalls' Abortion, gun rights, ObamaCare at stake with Supreme Court pick MORE of sexual harassment, said during the CNN's Citizen conference. "The idea that a person with this kind of power and authority could co-opt this language on his own personal behalf is ludicrous and insulting and we need to call it out for that."

"We also have to go back to the reality that this is a tactic. This is a divisive tactic to get people to push back on any kind of challenges. It’s not really different from what happened in 1991," she added, referring to confirmation hearings in which she testified that Thomas made unwanted sexual advances toward her. Thomas has adamantly denied the accusations.

Anita Hill compares Pres. Trump describing the impeachment inquiry as a “lynching” to tactics used by Clarence Thomas in his Supreme Court confirmation hearings, saying Trump’s use of the term was “ludicrous and insulting.” #CitizenCNN https://t.co/dZrq1XmWKW pic.twitter.com/vYZp20F5Ov — CNN (@CNN) October 24, 2019

Hill's critical comments came just days after Trump compared the impeachment inquiry to a "lynching" while lashing out at Democratic lawmakers over how they have handled the proceedings.

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"So some day, if a Democrat becomes President and the Republicans win the House, even by a tiny margin, they can impeach the President, without due process or fairness or any legal rights," Trump tweeted. "All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching. But we will WIN!"

The remarks prompted swift condemnations from a host of GOP and Democratic lawmakers, with many pointing to the United States' dark history of extrajudicial mob killings. More than 4,700 lynchings occurred in the U.S. between 1882 and 1968, with the majority of the victims being black Americans, according to the NAACP.

Multiple Republicans, including Sen. Susan Collins Susan Margaret CollinsDemocratic senator to party: 'A little message discipline wouldn't kill us' Poll: 57 percent of Americans think next president, Senate should fill Ginsburg vacancy On The Trail: Making sense of this week's polling tsunami MORE (R-Maine), called on the president to retract the remarks.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiDemocratic senator to party: 'A little message discipline wouldn't kill us' Overnight Health Care: New wave of COVID-19 cases builds in US | Florida to lift all coronavirus restrictions on restaurants, bars | Trump stirs questions with 0 drug coupon plan Overnight Defense: Appeals court revives House lawsuit against military funding for border wall | Dems push for limits on transferring military gear to police | Lawmakers ask for IG probe into Pentagon's use of COVID-19 funds MORE (D-Calif.) last month announced a formal impeachment inquiry into Trump following revelations that his administration pressured Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenFormer Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick Bloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida MORE, who is running for president, and his son Hunter.

Multiple House committees have held closed-door depositions with a range of administration officials as part of the inquiry, sparking outrage from Trump and other Republicans over what they view as a lack of transparency. Dozens of GOP lawmakers delayed a deposition on Wednesday by about five hours after storming into a secure room in the Capitol to protest the handling of the inquiry.