A source familiar with the commission’s inquiry told CNN that Thomas is one of the many people the commission is examining and that the commission is “aggressive on many fronts, making deposits, sometimes multiple deposits, almost every day.” The source added that while the commission understands the public interest in Thomas following the revelation of its text messages with Meadows, there are many other relevant witnesses. The committee declined to comment on Sunday night. CNN contacted Ginny Thomas. Last week, a select committee representative did not comment specifically on Thomas, but told CNN that the committee did not rule out issuing summonses to anyone. From the beginning of the commission, both Thompson and Cheney have publicly stated that the commission is committed to following the facts wherever they lead.
“Every member of this committee is committed to conducting a partisan, professional and thorough investigation into all the relevant events of January 6 and the threat to our Constitution that we faced that day,” Cheney said last year when he accepted the role of adversary. . chair. While Thomas has always argued that she took care to distance herself from her husband, a text in the committee’s possession makes a remarkable reference to “my best friend”, something she and her husband are known to publicly call each other. The report is part of an exchange from November 24, 2020, where Meadows seems to reassure Ginni Thomas:
“This is a fight of good against evil. Evil always looks like a winner until the King of Kings triumphs. Do not get tired of good deeds. The fight goes on. I have bet my career on it. Well, at least time in DC on it, “Meadows wrote. Then Thomas responds: “Thank you !! I needed it! This plus a conversation with my best friend just now … I will try to keep it. America is worth it!” CNN could not independently confirm whether Thomas was actually referring to her husband in this text exchange. Both Clarence Thomas and Ginni Thomas declined to answer questions from CNN on Friday. “No thanks,” said Clarence Thomas, dressed in a blue button-down shirt and standing in his garage when asked by CNN to speak with him. Ginny Thomas walked away without comment. Text messages between Ginni Thomas and Meadows, both key allies of former President Donald Trump, raise questions about a possible conflict of interest over Clarence Thomas’s work in some Supreme Court cases. “These were endless emails and would be a problem if this kind of case went to court,” longtime Republican General Carl Rove told Fox on Sunday, referring to cases involving electoral fraud in 2020 and January 6. “There is no information that these were directed by Clarence Thomas. He found them independently … so she is responsible for the content,” Rove added. “The question is how this affects the public perception of the court if a case arises in which these issues are raised.” Congressional Democrats have expressed outrage over the text messages, with many calling for Clarence Thomas’s expulsion from the court and others for saying he must clear himself of allegations of electoral fraud in 2020. “Judges are forced to resign when their involvement in a case would even create a conflict of interest. A person with an ounce of common sense could see the bar meet here,” said Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat. . in a shocking statement last week. “Thomas’s conduct in the Supreme Court seems increasingly corrupt,” he added. Thomas still seems to have strong support from the leading Republicans in Parliament and the Senate.
“Justice Thomas is a great American and an outstanding judge. I have full confidence in his brilliance and impartiality in every aspect of the Court’s work,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement last week when asked if Thomas should to resign. from the January 6 elections and cases. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy echoed that sentiment when asked by CNN’s Melanie Zanona if justice should acquit itself of the cases that follow. “No, I think Judge Thomas can make his decisions as he has every time. It is his decision based on the law,” McCarthy said.