Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, agrees to interview with Jan. 6 panel

WASHINGTON — Conservative activist Virginia Thomas, the spouse of Supreme Courtroom Justice Clarence Thomas, has agreed to take part in a voluntary interview with the Home panel investigating the Jan. 6 revolt, her lawyer mentioned Wednesday.

Legal professional Mark Paoletta mentioned Thomas is “wanting to reply the committee’s inquiries to clear up any misconceptions about her work regarding the 2020 election.”

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The committee has sought an interview with Thomas in an effort to know extra about her position in attempting to assist former President Donald Trump overturn his election defeat. She contacted lawmakers in Arizona and Wisconsin as a part of that effort.

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The panel introduced Wednesday that it’s going to reconvene for a listening to on Sept. 28, seemingly the final in a collection of hearings that started this summer season. The listening to announcement comes because the committee is making ready to wrap up its work earlier than the top of the 12 months and is writing a last report laying out its findings concerning the U.S. Capitol revolt.

Members of the committee had promised extra hearings in September as they wrapped up the collection of summer season hearings. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the Republican vice chairwoman, mentioned the committee “has much more proof to share with the American folks and extra to collect.”

It is unclear if the listening to would supply a common overview of what the panel has realized or if it will be centered on new data and proof, reminiscent of an interview with Thomas. The committee carried out a number of interviews on the finish of July and into August with Trump’s Cupboard secretaries, a few of whom had mentioned invoking the constitutional course of within the twenty fifth Modification to take away Trump from workplace after the revolt.