Ginni Thomas wanted to ‘release the Kraken’

Published March 24, 2022 10:16pm ET



Ginni Thomas, a conservative activist married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, urged a White House official to “release the Kraken.”

Text messages sent between Ginni Thomas and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, obtained by the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, show multiple exchanges about overturning the 2020 election, including those voicing support for lawyer Sidney Powell to become “the lead and the face” of former President Donald Trump’s legal team in challenging the results.

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