'It appears that Mrs. Thomas has information relevant to our investigation' the panel said after reports she had exchanged text messages with Trump's chief of staff ahead of the attack on the Capitol.
The chairman of the Democratic-led House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will recommend that it invites Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to appear.
"It appears that Mrs. Thomas has information relevant to our investigation. It's important that we hear from all witnesses who can help us get answers for the American people about the violence of January 6th and its causes, and that includes Mrs. Thomas," the panel said, according to a statement shared in the email.
As the panel investigates people closer and closer to Trump, his son-in-law and trusted adviser Jared Kushner is expected to appear on Thursday, according to two sources familiar with the committee's discussions. The panel was already slated to meet Monday evening to vote on contempt of Congress reports on formerAfter the public business meeting to take up the referrals, the committee is expected to meet in private, where Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., will recommend that they ask Ginni Thomas to cooperate with the committee, according to an email obtained by NPR.
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