Ginni Thomas, a GOP activist, spoke before the House Select committee on January 6 for a number of hours behind closed doors. She answered every question posed by the panel, according to a statement her attorney issued.
HOST: RACHEL MARTIN
Yesterday, a House committee looking into the incident on January 6 quizzed the widow of a Supreme Court justice. Ginni Thomas, Clarence Thomas’ wife, claimed via her attorney that she responded to all of the panel’s questions. She spent many hours with them in a closed-door meeting. Ginni Thomas’ texts with influential people who want to rewrite the outcomes of the 2020 election are in question.
BYLINE: CLAUDIA GRISALES After months of discussions, Ginni Thomas was interviewed by the House Select Committee. Following her evidence, the committee’s head came to the conclusion that Thomas continues to think the 2020 election was rigged. Here he is leaving the Capitol on Thursday night, Chairman Bennie Thompson.
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BENNIE THOMPSON: She believed it happened but was unable to provide any evidence.
GRISALES: Thomas’ attorney stated that she believed there may have been anomalies in President Biden’s election; nevertheless, the attorney also stated that Thomas was only interested in connected investigations and decried the attack on January 6. The chairman of the committee was hesitant to state that she answered all of the questions posed by the panel.
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THOMPSON: She interpreted it in light of her responses.
The panel wants Thomas to discuss her interactions with Mark Meadows, then-President Trump’s chief of staff, and conservative attorney John Eastman, two major players in the plot to rig the 2020 election. Her responses would eventually be made public. A member of the select panel, Pete Aguilar is a Democrat from California.
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PETE AGUILAR: We’ll make it available to the public when it’s pertinent.
GRISALES: Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson stated that they will make a decision after reading the interview’s transcript.
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THOMPSON: After the staff has had an opportunity to review the printout and all of stuff, we’ll make a decision.
This strategy will determine if Ginni Thomas’ testimony is included in the committee’s upcoming open hearing, which may take place later in the month. The Capitol, NPR News, and Claudia Grisales.
