Ginni Thomas' attorney wants "better justification" before Jan. 6 committee interview

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CBS News

A lawyer for Virginia Thomas wrote in a letter to the Jan. 6 House committee Tuesday that he wants "a better justification for why Mrs. Thomas's testimony is relevant," before he can recommend the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sit for an interview.

"Based on my understanding of the communications that spurred the Committee's request, I do not understand the need to speak with Mrs. Thomas," the lawyer, Mark Paoletta, wrote to the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Paoletta's eight-page letter, which was obtained by CBS News, was first reported on by Politico.

Thomas, known as "Ginni," garnered the committee's interest after it learned she corresponded with John Eastman, a lawyer involved in the campaign to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence to refuse to certify the election results. Thomas also attended the rally that preceded the Capitol attack and urged former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows to work on overturning the 2020 election results.

Committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson said on June 24 that he expected Thomas to appear before the committee, but said they hadn't yet agreed on "the parameters" for her interview. But Paoletta in his letter expressed "serious concerns" about the committee's effort to meet with Thomas, and claimed "the Thomases have been subjected to an avalanche of death threats and other abuse." He claimed that he reviewed communications between Thomas and Eastman and found "not a single document" showing coordination between the two.



Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ginni-thomas-january-6-committee-letter-asks-for-better-justification/

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Heard this on the local CBS news radio affiliate here in Philly this morning, where they pretty much devoted 2 sentences to the story and moved on.

[Roy Rolling]

1. Here's a Better Justification

Sit her ass in the witness chair under oath, or marshals will pick her up and handcuff her to the chair.

On edit: My favorite expression for this: Ginni is about to be told how the cow eats the cabbage. I don’t know what it means, but does it matter when it’s so poetic? 😂

[PatSeg]

12. Ha, ha, ha!!!

Very poetic indeed!

[Scrivener7]

2. So the next time I get a ticket, I'll hand it back and say I want "better justification."

Because we are all equal under the law.

[ashredux]

3. Just part of the delay strategy...she never was going to talk with the committee

[Ford_Prefect]

5. Agreed. After Tuesday I think it is clear she will wait until DOJ subpoenas her and will

probably take the 5th no matter what is asked of her.

[Skittles]

4. THE WIFE OF A SC JUSTICE SUPPORTING A COUP ATTEMPT

FUCKING HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Farmer-Rick]

11. While her wimpy husband continues to hand down deadly rulings

With the help of the wackos appointed by a president who tried to overthrow American democracy. Clarance and Ginni, the perfect insurrectionist couple.

And TFG's minions are still murderering Americans. One million dead Americans isn't enough for these monsters.

[Raven123]

6. She has become aware of how much the J6 committee knows.

Won’t be able to BS her way through a deposition

[2naSalit]

7. ...

[alphafemale]

8. People are having an "Oh...shit" moment

Good

[Baitball Blogger]

9. If she was on the other end of the phone calls with Meadows,

Game over.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Or even text messages

[BlueIdaho]

13. How much of this did she read Clarence in on?

Let’s keep digging.

[lonely bird]

15. My bet?

All of it. Of course neither one would admit it.

[BlueIdaho]

16. Such accomplished liars

It would be tough to nail them down.

[Orrex]

14. I wish I were part of the ruling elite that gets to pick which laws apply to them

[XanaDUer2]

20. This nt

[Marcuse]

17. Tell it to the judge.

[milestogo]

18. She thinks shes above the law.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

19. I never believed that Ginni Thomas was going to testify

[EndlessWire]

21. He doesn't understand the need to speak to her?

Well, he's blowing smoke up his client's ass, then.

But, no one ever expected her to voluntarily testify before the committee. We all know that she won't, and will have to be forced. Moreover, she will probably defy any subpoena, because the rePubs always assume that they are above the law. I would take these lawyer comments to be definitive, and just go ahead and serve her the subpoena. Let's get on with it.

Get to know your opponent:

https://www.10news.com/news/national/ginni-thomas-lawyer-says-theres-no-justification-for-jan-6-committee-interview

https://www.regnery.com/author/mark-paoletta/

Oh, look there, what do you know? Paoletta represents both Thomases. Imagine that. Well, of course he doesn't see any reason for her to testify. G-d forbid that the J6 committee brings up what Clarence knew or knows.

He just doesn't know the full extent of the J6 evidence, but is working by whatever Ginni Thomas handed over to him. He's probably instructed Clarence to STFU, because he suffers the same affliction that Trump does, diarrhea of the mouth.

One traitor at a time...

[WinstonSmith4740]

22. This has become my new favorite thing.

Seditionists and traitors who then hide behind the laws of the country they just tried to overthrow.