Ginni Thomas tells Jan. 6 panel her husband was "completely unaware" of texts with Mark Meadows
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Washington — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol met in person Thursday with conservative activist Ginni Thomas, and during her interview, she told the panel that she did not discuss any of the legal challenges to the 2020 presidential election with her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
As she arrived at the Capitol, Thomas was spotted by reporters at a House office where the panel's investigators have been gathering throughout their probe. She told those assembled, "Thank you for being here."
A source familiar with her appearance before the committee told CBS News Thursday night that Thomas had delivered an opening statement, in which she said that she has "never" spoken to her husband about pending cases before the Supreme Court, calling it an "iron clad rule in our home."
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