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Martin Pengelly in New York

Ginni Thomas sought by panel over role in Trump’s bid to overturn election

The New York Times reported that Eastman discussed a ‘heated fight’ between justices over whether to hear arguments about Trump’s attempt to overturn his defeat.
The New York Times reported that Eastman discussed a ‘heated fight’ between justices over whether to hear arguments about Trump’s bid. Photograph: Erin Scott/Reuters

The House January 6 committee will seek an interview with Ginni Thomas, the wife of the supreme court justice Clarence Thomas, over her involvement in Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election which led to the Capitol attack.

On Thursday, Bennie Thompson, the Mississippi Democrat who chairs the panel, said: “We think it’s time that we, at some point, invite her to come talk to the committee.”

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