“We hope she’ll agree to come in voluntarily,” Rep. Liz Cheney said.
Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol is prepared to consider subpoenaing Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, if she does not appear voluntarily.
“The committee is engaged with her counsel,” Cheney (R-Wyo.) said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” when asked if the panel planned to speak with her about efforts to overturn the 2020 election. “We hope she’ll agree to come in voluntarily. The committee is fully prepared to contemplate a subpoena if she does not.”
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A lawyer for Thomas previously said the conservative activist would not appear voluntarily before the committee. Thomas’ role in efforts to overturn the election made headlines in March when the Jan. 6 panel published text messages between her and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in which she urged him to fight harder to challenge the election’s results.
The committee requested testimony from Thomas in June, around the same time as news reports of her communications with White House officials and informal advisers, namely Trump attorney John Eastman, about efforts to overturn the election began to proliferate.
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Cheney faces a primary challenge Aug. 16 backed by Trump and his allies in Congress. Trump has attacked Cheney for condemning his election claims and for her role on the committee.
Asked by CNN host Jake Tapper whether she thought losing reelection because of her role on the panel would be worth it, Cheney said there was “no question.”
“If I have to choose between maintaining a seat in the House of Representatives or protecting the constitutional republic and ensuring the American people know the truth about Donald Trump, I’m going to choose the Constitution and the truth every single day,” she said.
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Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday the Jan. 6 committee is prepared to consider subpoenaing Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, if she does not appear voluntarily https://t.co/mZBc0HZVm4
— POLITICO (@politico) July 24, 2022
"The committee is fully prepared to contemplate a subpoena."@RepLizCheney says Jan. 6 committee will consider subpoenaing Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, because of messages sent to Mark Meadows about 2020 election results. @CNNSotu #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/uVsVDAvXtv
— CNN (@CNN) July 24, 2022
It’s called putting what’s best for the country before what’s best for you. And it’s almost nonexistent in today’s Republican Party. Thank you @jaketapper for the question. Thank you @RepLizCheney for the answer. https://t.co/Atdvl5VzpU
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) July 24, 2022
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