The Supreme Court justice’s wife has been linked to multiple efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Thompson told reporters last week lawmakers hope to learn “everything she knows” about the post-election period, and that her testimony “adds to the body of knowledge about whether or not she had additional information as to what went on, on January 6.”“We think because [Thomas] was involved in helping organize and promote January 6, and individuals coming into the Capitol, she like a lot of other witnesses who came forward, we think it’s important we talk to her,” Thompson said last week.
a final report detailing all its findings after the hearings have concluded, though it’s still unclear when exactly that will be.Lawmakers initially declined to ask Thomas to testify before the emails between her and Eastman were reported, which the reported in March was due in part to objections from Republican committee member Rep. Liz Cheney . Thereports there was resistance within the committee to going after Thomas because it could hurt Clarence Thomas’ reputation—three of his former clerks also have “major roles” in the investigation, thereports—and because committee members believed she was “a distraction from more important targets.
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