Ginni Thomas, a conservative activist and the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, played an active role in pushing then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to take measures to help overturn the 2020 election results, according to texts obtained by the Washington Post and CBS News.
Why it matters: The texts, which were among the materials Meadows handed over to the Jan. 6 select committee, reveal her deep ties to Trump's inner circle during a time "when Trump and his allies were vowing to go to the Supreme Court in an effort to negate the election results," the story notes.
- A spokesperson for the committee declined to comment. Thomas and an attorney for Meadows did not immediately respond to emailed requests for comment. A message to the public information officer at the Supreme Court also was not immediately answered.
What happened: On Nov. 10, after President Biden was projected the winner, Ginni Thomas texted Meadows, "Help This Great President stand firm, Mark!!!...You are the leader, with him, who is standing for America’s constitutional governance at the precipice. The majority knows Biden and the Left is attempting the greatest Heist of our History."...
- A few weeks later, Meadows encouraged her to keep up hope in this "fight of good versus evil."
- "Thank you!! Needed that! … I will try to keep holding on. America is worth it!" she replied.
- The 29 messages reported by the Post and CBS News show that both Thomas and Meadows believed the election was stolen.
- She also urged Meadows to make Sidney Powell, a conspiracy theorist who spouted baseless claims of election fraud, "the lead and the