MSNBC Legal Analyst: Ginni Thomas Should Have to Face Jan 6 Committee, But Likely Won’t Due to ‘Sensitivities’ Over Supreme Court Families

(Mediaite)

MSNBC legal analyst Joyce Vance said that the revelation of emails to Arizona lawmakers from Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, should warrant questioning by the January 6 committee and the Department of Justice. But, she added, it probably won’t because people are too sensitive about the families of Supreme Court justices.

It was revealed this week that Mrs. Thomas used “an online platform designed to make it easy to send prewritten form emails to multiple elected officials” to submit messages urging two state legislators to “take action to ensure that a clean slate of Electors is chosen” ahead of January 6.

“Why is this not news enough new news, enough to put Ginni Thomas in an interview seat to have to answer questions,” asked fill-in host Katie Phang on Saturday’s The Cross Connection.

“It should put Ginni Thomas in that interview seat, probably from the committee, certainly from the Justice Department,” said Vance, a former prosecutor. “But, Katie, we live in this real world where there are sensitivities surrounding Supreme Court justices and their families.”

Vance added that those “sensitivities” will wrongly impact the decision: “I think it will be difficult, quite frankly, for people to navigate these issues, where in fact, it should be simple.”

She said if it weren’t for people’s sensitivity on the subject, it would be obvious that she should have to face questioning.