At least two committee members, people said, made private calls to colleagues on Friday, encouraging more discussion on a summons for Ginny Thomas. But there is still no consensus in the committee on whether to proceed, they said. The commission will return to Washington next week. Her outstanding text messages show her encouraging President Trump’s top aide to fight for the reversal of the 2020 election. plan … and save us from the left that will overthrow America “. Thomas’s approach may have gone further than Meadows. In another text he writes, “I just forwarded to yr gmail an email I sent to Jared this morning.” It is not clear to whom it refers. Jared Kouchner, the president’s son-in-law, was another top aide. CBS News has contacted Ginni Thomas several times to comment on the text messages. Meadows confirmed the contents of the texts through a lawyer, who also said they had no legal issues. Connecticut Republican Richard Blumenthal called the texts “shocking.” “I am absolutely disappointed and surprised,” he said. “The American people must be deeply concerned.” As Trump falsely claimed the election was rigged and that the Supreme Court should be involved, Thomas joined a group – the National Policy Council – that worked to pressure Republican lawmakers to challenge the election results. As soon as that attempt failed and President Biden’s election was ratified with then-Vice President Pence in the chair, Thomas wrote to Mendous: “We live in what looks like the end of America. Most of us are disgusted with Vice President.” Thomas recently admitted attending a Jan. 6 rally in front of the White House, but said it had nothing to do with the uprising. She has also publicly denied any conflict of interest between her activism and her husband’s work. However, the revelations of the text messages have raised the question of whether her husband should give up any cases related to the investigation. House Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy said it was not necessary. “No, I think Judge Thomas could have made his decisions as he did every other time. It is his decision based on the law,” McCarthy said.

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Robert Costa is the Washington, DC-based chief election and campaign correspondent for CBS News.