Ginni Thomas, Clarence Thomas’ Wife, Says She Was At January 6 Capitol Insurrection
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife Ginni admitted during a recent interview that she attended the January 6, 2021 insurrection of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.
The revelation comes after a New York Times Magazine article examined the political and personal history of Thomas and her husband. During an interview with The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative publication, Ginni said she had attended the rally in the morning but left before former President Donald Trump addressed the crowd.
“I was disappointed and frustrated that there was violence that happened following a peaceful gathering of Trump supporters on the Ellipse on Jan. 6,” she told the outlet. “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.”
Disappointment aside, Mrs. Thomas has previously pushed back against an ongoing congressional investigation into the violent insurrection, according to The Times. She also co-signed a letter calling for House Republicans to expel Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois from their conference for joining the committee.
The admission now raises questions around not only her involvement in the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election’s results, but any role Justice Thomas may have played as well. Mrs. Thomas is part of the nine-member board of CNP Action, a conservative group that helped advance the “Stop the Steal” movement that tried to deny certified state election results that helped secure Joe Biden the electoral votes needed to win the election. Mrs. Thomas downplayed her role in her latest comments to the Free Beacon.
“As a member of their 501(c)(4) board, candidly, I must admit that I do not attend many of those separate meetings, nor do I attend many of their phone calls they have,” she said. “At CNP, I have moderated a session here and there. I delivered some remarks there once too.” Additionally she claims she “played no role with those who were planning and leading the Jan. 6 events.”
