Ginni Thomas apologized to her husband's Supreme Court clerks after supporting the 'Stop the Steal'

[riversedge]

Source: Business Insider


Ginni Thomas apologized to her husband's Supreme Court clerks after supporting the 'Stop the Steal' rally ahead of the Capitol riot

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Ginni Thomas apologized to the staff of her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, for her support of the January 6 rally that turned into a deadly riot at the Capitol.
It's a rare heel-turn for the right-wing conspiracy theorist and stalwart Trump supporter.


Ginni Thomas, the prominent far-right conspiracy theorist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, apologized to her husband's clerks for her role in supporting the January 6 rally that turned into the deadly riot at the Capitol building.

"I owe you all an apology. I have likely imposed on you my lifetime passions," she said in an email obtained by The Washington Post.......................................

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/ginni-thomas-apologizes-clarence-thomas-supreme-court-staff-capitol-rally-2021-2

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umm. wonders never cease.



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Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, arrives to watch Amy Coney Barrett take the Constitutional Oath on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

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[iemitsu]

1. Time for Clarence to resign.

[riversedge]

19. way past time.

[AZ8theist]

39. way past time???

This fucking prick shouldn't have been installed in THE FIRST PLACE.
Rubber stamp of Scalito decisions. Complete waste of space.

[Rebl2]

29. I wish😐

[lagomorph777]

53. She was up to her eyeballs in funding and planning the insurrection. No way Clarence didn't know.

So he needs to be forced to resign.

[Blue Owl]

2. Well isn't that special

[Sneederbunk]

3. How about apologizing to the nation.

[Corgigal]

12. Exactly.

I just checked my mailbox, and no written apology there. Alas, maybe another DUer will be lucky. Haha

[Judi Lynn]

37. She has meddled and damaged the life of the entire country, screwing over everyone.

Why has someone not explained how out of place she is exploiting and defiling her access to serious power?

[Funtatlaguy]

4. Lock her up. 😉

[Initech]

5. I would love to see her hauled before the Senate!

[arlyellowdog]

6. I'd love to be in a Real Housewives of DC with her

I’d get real with that bitch and her non apology. Family my ass.

[Squinch]

7. How about the people she helped kill? No apologies for them?

[Generic Other]

8. Makes me wonder if she really did fund some of the busses

that brought armed insurrectionists to the Capitol after all.

That story was debunked early on, but this "sudden" soft apology seems so random. Damage control before worse is uncovered?

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ginni-thomas-buses/

[DLCWIdem]

27. I don't trust Slopes as a fact checker

They once answered false to a question about the underground railroad using those lawn jockey decorations to mark "stops". Snopes marked it for false saying that there were no "documented" historical evidence. But the study of history has evolved over the years to include oral history.

In this case the page states that the "rumor" came from the leader of talking points saying they funded 80 buses and she was once on the talking points board in 2019.

[elleng]

9. 'Ginni is worried about the mess she's made for herself and her husband.'

Hope so.

[elleng]

10. "I owe you all an apology. I have likely imposed on you my lifetime passions,"

[mdbl]

22. passing around the barf bags

[Mr.Bill]

35. I'd like to know what that means, exactly.

Why a specific apology to that group? Did she try to involve them? Or maybe she did.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

45. A non-apology apology.

"I owe you all an apology...but you're not going to get one."

[csziggy]

52. So her " lifetime passion" is to turn the US into a dictator led fascist state?

Because that is what the rally she helped fund was all about.

[dawg day]

11. Remember she harassed Anita Hill, trying to get her to "apologize"

for objecting to being harassed by Ginni Thomas's husband.

Chief Justice should have pressured Thomas to retire then.

I heard that Mrs. Thomas also might have helped fund some rioters' tranport to DC....

[sarcasmo]

13. Ginny is one of the many witnesses who should be called.

[lsewpershad]

14. Too late "white privileged"lady...

you have "used" your "black association" as a cover long enough.
Now be gone.

[pecosbob]

15. Little worried about that whole 'providing material support to terrorists' thing , are we?

[riversedge]

16. "...A sampling of posts made to the group were shared with The Washington Post by a member upset wit

looks like someone tattled on her and now she is sorry. not!



https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/ginni-thomas-apology-clarence-thomas-clerks-trump-rally/2021/02/02/a9818cce-6496-11eb-8c64-9595888caa15_story.html


...........A sampling of posts made to the group were shared with The Washington Post by a member upset with some of the pro-Trump messages written by Ginni Thomas and others in the lead-up and aftermath of the election. Thomas did not respond to requests for comment. Several former clerks, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the listserv is private, verified the dispute in what is normally an affable setting meant to celebrate achievements of the clerk “family.”

Besides the friction there, Thomas has drawn outrage among liberals for public political commentary on her “Ginni Thomas” Facebook page. Her comments there celebrated Trump’s supporters who assembled in D.C. on Jan. 6, hundreds of whom stormed the Capitol, resulting in the deaths of five people.

In the early morning post, Thomas encouraged her Facebook followers to watch the day’s events unfold on conservative news media, writing, “LOVE MAGA people!!!!”

She added in another: “GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU STANDING UP or PRAYING.”

Thomas later appended an apparent disclaimer that said, “[Note: written before violence in US Capitol],” according to Mark Joseph Stern of Slate.com, who first wrote about the posts. The Facebook account is no longer visible.

Additionally, there have been unfounded charges on social media that Ginni Thomas played a role in helping to pay for bus transportation for some of those attending the rally. Reporters at The Washington Post, the New York Times and elsewhere, including Stern, found those claims were false.

[William769]

17. How about apologizing to the American People?

[modrepub]

20. Was Wondering About This

She's been spouting RW talking points for a long time. He husband has never recused himself even though she's been shown to be extremely partisan. Another instance of the Right getting a pass for conflicts of interest.

[mdbl]

21. will morons never cease

She is an idiot.

[camartinwv]

23. Gianni Thomas makes me ill

She is full of hate for other women, LGBTQ and, shockingly, POC, other than her husband.

[flibbitygiblets]

40. Well, he hates POC too, so they have that in common

[OhioTim]

24. Anyone Who Would Clerk For Him

probably doesn't want an apology.

[Roy Rolling]

25. PropagandaSpeak

“...imposed on you my lifetime passions,"

What bullshit. Hiring 80 buses filled with violent miscreants is offensive to her husband’s employees? What fucking world does she live in where the real victims of January 6th are clerks of court?

[paleotn]

26. Sounds like.....

a very poor job of ass covering. Isn't going to work. Justice doesn't work like that. Oh! Sorry! doesn't make it all better.

[TNNurse]

28. Get your husband to resign.

[tanyev]

30. "I'm so sorry I shared all the terrible things I believe with people who are talking to reporters."

[FakeNoose]

31. What do Judge Thomas' office staff care?

It's no skin off their noses, they're probably all RWNJ's just like the boss and his wife.

"Apologizing" to the paid help means nothing. How about apologizing to President Biden? How about apologizing to the American people? Ginni Thomas can't be fired but her husband can be forced to resign.

[turbinetree]

32. She should be indicted, "leaving it on the field", you helped incite insurrection

and you should be charged in the conspiracy to incite violence and sedition......and your husband is going to be on the bench when these appeals come before him and in fact during this impeachment ....he should resign..........

[George II]

33. Operative word: "AFTER"!! She still did it.

[rpannier]

34. Through an email

How impersonal
How typical

[bluestarone]

36. IF she is involved, she needs to be investigated!

NO ONE is ABOVE the law!!

[Chemisse]

38. Unless Clarence Thomas was involved in any way at all, he should not have to resign.

None of us should feel we are culpable for the sins or crimes of our spouses.

Just because he is despicable doesn't mean we treat him differently than how we would want to be treated in a similar situation, what is fair for one must be fair for all.

[flibbitygiblets]

41. However, if this case comes before the SC in any way, he should recuse

there's a definite conflict of interest

[Chemisse]

46. Yeah, very true.

It does put him in an awkward spot, at least I would hope he would feel that way about it. If not, he will need to be persuaded.

[TomSlick]

42. Ginni Thomas raises an interesting problem.

As a general proposition, one spouse should not be responsible for the crazy things done by the other. (A rule upon which my wife insists.) We would at least hope that Justice Thomas did not participate in his wife's seditious actions. The rub is that we have known from the beginning that Justice Thomas is every bit as much the wingnut as his wife.

A judge or justice probably ought not be required to recuse from any given case because of the political activities of his or her spouse. A judge or justice should recuse from a case if there is the appearance of impropriety. However, I have no reason to believe that Justice Thomas holds himself to that standard. Unfortunately, there is no appeal from a Supreme Court justice's decision to not recuse.

[Chemisse]

47. While I don't think he should be held responsible for the actions of his wife, I also don't

think he should reside over activities related to his wife's 'passions' because of the potential for a conflict of interest. In the case of a spouse, or any close relative, there could be conflicting loyalties even if he did not endorse her actions.

[TomSlick]

48. I tend to agree.

Unfortunately, I would expect Justice Thomas' sense of propriety to be less well developed.

[kairos12]

43. Lock her up! Vile, disgusting traitor.

[mountain grammy]

44. Oh yes, keep the pressure on.

Thomas should retire before they're both exposed for the right wing nut jobs they are!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

49. Aren't Supreme Court clerks career government employees?

if so, isn't it illegal to try to force or coerce government employees into political activities?

Asking for a legal dummy......

Thanks for the good post, Riversedge......

[dlk]

50. Thomas needs to resign

When a justice’s spouse financially supports an armed insurrection to assassinate the Vice President and Speaker of the House, overturn an election & overthrow the government, how could he possibly serve in any capacity? For all we know, Thomas, himself, may have been covertly supporting the insurrection. His reputation is damaged beyond repair and his wife belongs behind bars. Every day Justice Thomas remains on the Court is a cancer within the institution. He needs to go immediately!

[Mike Nelson]

51. Well...

... the "Deep State" reaches directly into the SC. Thomas should resign.