Ginni Thomas.Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty
A lawyer forVirginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court JusticeClarence Thomas, says that she would be open to testifying beforethe U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riots— but she has some concerns.
“As she has already indicated, Mrs. Thomas is eager to clear her name and is willing to appear before the Committee to do so,” Paoletta wrote. “However, based on my understanding of the communications that spurred the Committee’s request, I do not understand the need to speak with Mrs. Thomas.”
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. Those communications 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.
The content of the emails — or whether they were between only Eastman and Thomas or part of a larger group — have not yet been made public, butTheWashingtonPostreports that their existence sheds light on Thomas' efforts to have the election overturned in Trump’s favor.
Three days after the election, for instance, Thomas wrote Meadows: “Do not concede. It takes time for the army who is gathering for his back.”
ThePostalso recently reported on Thomas' communications with Arizona lawmakers in the weeks after the election. According to the outlet,Thomas wrote emails to at least 29 lawmakersin the state, pressing them “to set aside Joe Biden’s popular vote victory and ‘choose’ presidential electors.”
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 has also said she “played no role with those who were planningand leading the Jan. 6 events.”
source: people.com
