Jan. 6 panel to seek testimony from Ginni Thomas

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The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack plans to seek testimony from conservative activist Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the panel’s chair said Thursday.

The latest: Thomas told the Daily Caller she would agree to an interview. “I can’t wait to clear up misconceptions. I look forward to talking to them," she said.

Why it matters: The decision comes after public and private wavering among committee members in recent weeks over the importance of Thomas’ role in Jan. 6 and former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.

Thomas played an active role in pushing then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to take measures to help overturn the 2020 election results, according to texts obtained by the Washington Post and CBS News.

The committee had reportedly been leaning against inviting Thomas to testify as recently as last month.

Driving the news: Emails obtained by the panel reveal correspondence between Thomas and legal scholar John Eastman, a central figure in former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.

Other emails, reported by the New York Times, reveal that Eastman messaged a pro-Trump lawyer claiming to have insight into a "heated fight" between Supreme Court justices over whether to hear an election case.

What they’re saying: “We think it’s time that we, at some point, invite her to come talk to the committee,” Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) told Axios.

Thompson said of the committee's reasoning, "We have discovered in those Eastman [emails] some information that refers to Ginni Thomas," but declined to go into further detail about what she'll be asked.

Asked when the invite will go out, Thompson said, "Soon."

What's next: The panel's Thursday hearing will focus on Trump's efforts to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence into unilaterally rejecting electors, based on a theory championed by Eastman.

algebramclain on June 16th, 2022 at 16:44 UTC »

“Did you attempt to contact the WH on January 6th?”

“Hunter CRT witch Ruby Soros Ridge hunt, BLM emails $5 Dominion gas prices. Fast and Jade inflation Furious Helm. Acorn Waco immigrant CNN caravan religious replacement Let’s Go Freedom.”

“Would you clarify if—“

“Kraken.”

Lebojr on June 16th, 2022 at 16:43 UTC »

This has the potential to reveal that the Supreme court judge voted against the release of documents that contained communications between his wife and Eastman who is a central figure in the pressuring of the vice president.

I think that could be grounds for impeachment of Clarence Thomas.

Stock412 on June 16th, 2022 at 15:46 UTC »

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1537460686359605248

NEWS: Liz CHENEY agrees that it's time for the Jan. 6 select committee to talk to Ginni Thomas, per an aide.