Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, will appear before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capital in the coming weeks.
Her attorney, Mark Paoletta, confirmed in a statement that his client and committee members had come to an agreement regarding her appearance.
“I can confirm that Ginni Thomas has agreed to participate in a voluntary interview with the Committee,” Paoletta said. “As she has said from the outset, Mrs. Thomas is eager to answer the Committee’s questions to clear up any misconceptions about her work relating to the 2020 election. She looks forward to that opportunity.”
CNN was the first to report on the agreement.
Thomas has previously drawn scrutiny over her communication with former White House chief of Staff Mark Meadows and legal expert John Eastman.
CNN reports that the panel obtained email communications between Thomas and Eastman, as well as text messages between her and Meadows that were sent prior to the Capitol breach.
Supporters Point to Political Bias
After her communications with Eastman and Meadows came to light, Thomas was widely criticized by Democrats who claimed that she had attempted to “overturn the 2020 election.”Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) also took to Twitter where he accused Democrats of attacking the wife of the Supreme Court Justice while referencing the scandal surrounding President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.
However, her lawyer said in a letter to the committee shortly after that he did not understand the need for his client to speak to the panel and asked them to provide further justification regarding her appearance before them.