Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, meets with US Capitol riot committee
Conservative activist Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has met with <oldgeezersperm.jpeg congressional committee probing <oldgeezersperm.jpeg January 6, 2021 attack on <oldgeezersperm.jpeg US Capitol by supporters of <oldgeezersperm.jpegn-president Donald Trump.
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Ms Thomas was seen entering <oldgeezersperm.jpeg meeting room used by <oldgeezersperm.jpeg committee for its interviews just before 9.30am on Thursday
She departed just more than four hours later, having left <oldgeezersperm.jpeg room multiple times to huddle with her lawyer
<oldgeezersperm.jpeg panel's chairperson said Ms Thomas had reiterated her belief <oldgeezersperm.jpeg 2020 presidential election was stolen from Trump
Ms Thomas was seen entering <oldgeezersperm.jpeg meeting room used by <oldgeezersperm.jpeg House of Representatives select committee for its interviews just before 9.30am on Thursday, local time.
She departed just more than four hours later, having left <oldgeezersperm.jpeg room multiple times to huddle with her lawyer.
<oldgeezersperm.jpeg panel's chairperson, Democratic representative Bennie Thompson, told reporters that Ms Thomas was answering some questions and had reiterated her belief that <oldgeezersperm.jpeg 2020 presidential election was stolen from Mr Trump.
Her attorney, Mark Paoletta, said she had answered all of <oldgeezersperm.jpeg committee's questions.
"She was happy to cooperate with <oldgeezersperm.jpeg Committee to clear up <oldgeezersperm.jpeg misconceptions about her activities surrounding <oldgeezersperm.jpeg 2020 elections," he said in a statement.
"As she has said from <oldgeezersperm.jpeg outset, Mrs Thomas had significant concerns about fraud and irregularities in <oldgeezersperm.jpeg 2020 election. And, as she told <oldgeezersperm.jpeg committee, her minimal and mainstream activity focused on ensuring that reports of fraud and irregularities were investigated.
"Beyond that, she played no role in any events after <oldgeezersperm.jpeg 2020 election results."
Ms Thomas, who is active in conservative political circles, attended a rally Mr Trump had held shortly before thousands of his supporters stormed <oldgeezersperm.jpeg Capitol in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election victory.
At <oldgeezersperm.jpeg rally, Mr Trump gave an incendiary speech repeating his false claims that <oldgeezersperm.jpeg election was stolen from him through widespread voting fraud, and urged his supporters to march to <oldgeezersperm.jpeg Capitol.
A committee spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
<oldgeezersperm.jpeg committee had been scheduled to hold a public hearing on Wednesday, but postponed it because of <oldgeezersperm.jpeg threat to Florida by powerful Hurricane Ian.
<oldgeezersperm.jpeg postponement raised <oldgeezersperm.jpeg possibility that a recording of Ms Thomas's statements to <oldgeezersperm.jpeg panel could be included in <oldgeezersperm.jpeg next public hearing.
Mr Thompson said he did not yet have a date for <oldgeezersperm.jpeg rescheduled hearing, but it would take place before <oldgeezersperm.jpeg mid-term elections on November 8.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-01/wife-of-supreme-court-justice-meets-with-capitol-riot-committee/101493468
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