Despite much hype around her potential involvement in the Capitol riot, Ginni Thomas’s name did not appear in the Jan. 6 committee’s final report.
Thomas’s testimony had been one of the most sought after by the committee, with suspicion revolving around a series of emails she purportedly sent to electors about the 2020 presidential election. Her testimony to the committee in September and subsequent investigation apparently did away with any suspicion, as any potential involvement was viewed as being of such little importance that her name was nowhere to be found in the committee’s final report, released on Thursday.
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Name that does not appear in the final report (as I suspected given the prevailing view of her significance): Ginni Thomas. https://t.co/gbpu8hk2u3
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 23, 2022
Thomas’s testimony was sought after due to her marriage to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a relationship that had the potential to lead to a major conflict of interest. Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) believed her testimony was so important that she floated the idea of a subpoena to obtain it.
Ginni Thomas finally agreed to testify after a monthslong back and forth between her lawyers and the committee.
“As she has said from the outset, Mrs. Thomas is eager to answer the Committee’s questions to clear up any misconceptions about her work relating to the 2020 election. She looks forward to the opportunity,” a statement from her lawyer in September read.
Her questioning lasted five hours, according to the Washington Post, during which she maintained that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.
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The lead apparently ended up being a dead end for the committee, going off the final report, as she failed to even warrant a footnote.
