Ginni Thomas, a political activist and the wife of the most senior member of the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas, attended the start of the Jan. 6 rally before the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol Complex that day, according to a recent interview.
Ginni Thomas said she left then-President Donald Trump’s “Stop-the-Steal” rally in January after she became cold that day, according to a recent interview with the Washington Free Beacon, in which she sought to dismiss any criticism her presence at the event affects her husband, who has sat on the high court since he was confirmed in 1991.
“I was disappointed and frustrated that there was violence that happened following a peaceful gathering of Trump supporters on the Ellipse on Jan. 6,” Ginni Thomas told the Free Beacon. “There are important and legitimate substantive questions about achieving goals like electoral integrity, racial equality, and political accountability that a democratic system like ours needs to be able to discuss and debate rationally in the political square. I fear we are losing that ability.”
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Ginni Thomas, who has been attacked on numerous occasions in the media for her role in conservative activism for groups such as Liberty Central, also sought to distance her views from her husband’s work, saying, “He doesn’t discuss his work with me.”
“Like so many married couples, we share many of the same ideals, principles, and aspirations for America,” Ginni Thomas told the outlet. “But we have our own separate careers, and our own ideas and opinions too. Clarence doesn’t discuss his work with me, and I don’t involve him in my work.”
On Jan. 11, 2022, the website PolitiFact published a report denying the spouse of the high court justice had any organizational involvement in the plans for Trump’s rally, citing other outlets such as the New York Times and Washington Post that reported it was “false” when unsubstantiated claims emerged online accusing her of paying for 80 buses to charter people to the rally.
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The House select committee charged with investigating the Capitol riot also has not subpoenaed Thomas.
“I played no role with those who were planning and leading the Jan. 6 events,” Thomas said. “There are stories in the press suggesting I paid or arranged for buses. I did not. There are other stories saying I mediated feuding factions of leaders for that day. I did not.”
