Posted on Jun 18, 2022
Jan 6 committee to seek testimony from Ginni Thomas
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The January 6 committee will seek testimony from Ginni Thomas about her efforts to persuade Trump officials to participate in the attempt to overturn the 2020 election, the panel’s chairman said on Thursday.
Rep Bennie Thompson made the remarks ahead of the committee’s third public hearing, scheduled for early in the afternoon.
News was recently reported by several outlets indicating that the panel’s lawmakers now have evidence of her correspondence with John Eastman, a central figure on Donald Trump’s legal team who worked unsuccessfully to convince Mike Pence to interfere in the certification of the 2020 election.
“We think it’s time that we, at some point, invite her to come talk to the committee,” Mr Thompson told reporters on Thursday.
Rep Bennie Thompson made the remarks ahead of the committee’s third public hearing, scheduled for early in the afternoon.
News was recently reported by several outlets indicating that the panel’s lawmakers now have evidence of her correspondence with John Eastman, a central figure on Donald Trump’s legal team who worked unsuccessfully to convince Mike Pence to interfere in the certification of the 2020 election.
“We think it’s time that we, at some point, invite her to come talk to the committee,” Mr Thompson told reporters on Thursday.
Jan 6 committee to seek testimony from Ginni Thomas
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Key Background
Thomas has long been known as a political activist, but her work has come under more scrutiny in recent months in light of recent profiles in the Times and New Yorker and as the conservative-leaning Supreme Court has taken up more political issues like gun control and abortion, as well as the reports on her post-election efforts. The criticism against Thomas has led to calls for her husband to recuse himself from any cases related to the 2020 election—and some on the left pushing for him to resign—particularly after Clarence Thomas was the only justice to dissent in a case concerning Trump documents being turned over to the January 6 committee. The justice has so far not made any commitment to recuse himself, and the court has not commented on Ginni Thomas, though some justices have otherwise spoken out in recent months against the general perception the court has become “politicized.” Ginni Thomas’ actions have helped contribute to a broader distrust among the American public in the Supreme Court, as polling shows trust in the institution has dropped to a new low. Has the court and/or Roberts commented at all on any of this? Let’s note that here."
..."Key Background
Thomas has long been known as a political activist, but her work has come under more scrutiny in recent months in light of recent profiles in the Times and New Yorker and as the conservative-leaning Supreme Court has taken up more political issues like gun control and abortion, as well as the reports on her post-election efforts. The criticism against Thomas has led to calls for her husband to recuse himself from any cases related to the 2020 election—and some on the left pushing for him to resign—particularly after Clarence Thomas was the only justice to dissent in a case concerning Trump documents being turned over to the January 6 committee. The justice has so far not made any commitment to recuse himself, and the court has not commented on Ginni Thomas, though some justices have otherwise spoken out in recent months against the general perception the court has become “politicized.” Ginni Thomas’ actions have helped contribute to a broader distrust among the American public in the Supreme Court, as polling shows trust in the institution has dropped to a new low. Has the court and/or Roberts commented at all on any of this? Let’s note that here."
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