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Hugo Lowell in Washington

House January 6 panel members weigh seeking cooperation from Ginni Thomas

Some of the hesitation in demanding cooperation from Thomas appeared to center on concerns that she could seek to create a spectacle that could distract from the investigation, sources said.
Some committee members are concerned that Ginni Thomas could seek to create a spectacle that could distract from the investigation, sources said. Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP

Members of the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack are weighing whether to demand that Ginni Thomas, the wife of the supreme court justice Clarence Thomas, cooperate with the inquiry, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

A move to request cooperation from Ginni Thomas, who was revealed to have pushed in text messages to Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows to overturn the results of the 2020 election, would mark one of the most aggressive steps taken by the panel.

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