Ginni Thomas.Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas— the wife of Supreme Court JusticeClarence Thomaswho reports say was in communication with Trump allies about overturning the 2020 presidential election results — will soon meet withthe U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riots, according to multiple reports.
CNN reports that the committee and Thomas have come to an agreement weeks after the group sent her a letterasking her to testify.
Thomas' attorney, Mark Paoletta, told CNN in a statement: “As she has said from the outset, Mrs. Thomas is eager to answer the Committee’s questions to clear up any misconceptions about her work relating to the 2020 election. She looks forward to that opportunity.”
The committee appears eager to speak with Thomas, at least in part, due to her communications with lawmakers and those in Trump’s inner orbit — with whom she pleaded to “not concede,” despite the fact that Trump lost both the popular and electoral votes in 2020.
The Washington Postreported in June that the committee had obtained emails reportedly showing thatThomas was in contactwith conservative attorneyJohn Eastman, a central figure in the investigation who had written a detailed plan to attempt to persuade then-Vice PresidentMike Penceto throw out the 2020 election results on Jan. 6.
ThePostreported earlier in June that Thomas “pressed 29 Republican state lawmakers in Arizona … to set aside Joe Biden’s popular vote victory and ‘choose’ presidential electors.”
Outlets have also reported that the bipartisan committee investigating the riots has obtained 29 texts between Thomas and former White House Chief of StaffMark Meadowsin which Thomas beseeched Meadows to do what he could to keep Trump in power, despite Biden’s win.
Three days after the election, on Nov. 6, Thomas wrote Meadows: “Do not concede. It takes time for the army who is gathering for his back.”
Thomas has also previously acknowledged that she attended the rally that preceded the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, though she toldThe Washington Free Beaconthat she left before then-President Trump addressed the crowd.
Thomas also insisted she “played no role with those who were planningand leading the Jan. 6 events.”
Thomas' communications regarding the 2020 presidential election have raised questions about whether it poses a conflict of interest for her husband, and if he should recuse himself from Supreme Court cases related to the 2020 presidential election.
Thomas' attorney earlier told the committee via letter they had “serious concerns” about Thomas sitting before the group investigating the riots.
source: people.com
