Jan. 6 committee asks Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, to testify

[Novara]

Jan. 6 committee asks Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, to testify

The House Jan. 6 committee sent a letter to Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, asking for her to speak to the committee in the wake of reporting by the Washington Post that the committee has evidence of Thomas communicating with lawyer John Eastman.

Committee Chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., told reporters after the committee's Thursday hearing that it had made the request of Ginni Thomas, but did not say when the letter had been sent.

Eastman was central to a pressure campaign against then-Vice President Pence to reject the election results when Congress convened on Jan. 6 to count the Electoral College vote, Thompson and Vice Chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., say. Thompson told this to reporters on Capitol Hill and Cheney's view was confirmed to NPR's Deirdre Walsh by an aide.

Ginni Thomas told the right-wing news site The Daily Caller in a story published after the start of Thursday's hearing that she would "look forward" to speaking with the committee.

More: https://www.npr.org/2022/06/16/1105543882/jan-6-committee-ginni-thomas

[VMA131Marine]

1. She should remember that

they already know the answers to any questions they may ask.

[gratuitous]

2. I believe you've been called, Mrs. Justice Thomas

Thread here about how much "Ginni" would like to be called before the committee.

Time to show your cards.

[dem4decades]

3. That's a nice gesture. Have the subpoena ready.

[captain queeg]

4. Interesting development. This could lead to a stampede of those trying to distance themselves.

Not like she’ll ever get prosecuted but I’m sure her and Clarence are worried about their reputations and “legacy”.

[empedocles]

5. Could ginni thomas, somehow, be our . . . Martha Mitchell of Watergate fame/

[lastlib]

8. No. Martha Mitchell was a positive force.

Ginni is not.

Martha wanted the truth known. Ginni wants to hide it.

[vanlassie]

10. Not even close. Ginni's a crook.

[empedocles]

13. but can she . . . shut herself up?

Also, Martha in later accounts, was against her ex. Not truth, justice, and the American way.

[vanlassie]

14. Martha was a victim.

Ginni’s a predator.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. I expect her to double down

[crickets]

9. You know she will.

Unless a lawyer talks some sense into her beforehand and she clams up entirely.

[lastlib]

7. They *asked*??

It should've been "Get your ass in that witness chair and take the oath. Right. F'in'. Now."

"If you're not here forthwith, we're sendin' the boyz for you."

[Mr. Ected]

11. Pure speculation, but that letter could have gone out a week or more ago, for all we know

She may have demurred their kindly request.

The Committee wants the public to know that she's been asked politely to join them for a chat.

That way, they avoid the appearance of abruptly serving her with a subpoena without any prior announcement to the public.

As with everything they've done, it wouldn't be hard to imagine that this is how professionals operate.

[Buckeyeblue]

12. Given that she is so much against the rule of law

I can't help but think that she leaked Alito's abortion opinion. It just stinks of her. She wanted to let her people know where everyone stood as of the draft for 2 reasons. 1--to keep the pressure on everyone to hold their ground. 2--to have a pre-victory victory lap.

The Thomas's are not good people.