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Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, emailed at least three Wisconsin state lawmakers on Nov. 9, 2022, in an attempt to persuade them to overturn the results of the presidential election, in which Democrat Joe Biden defeated Republican President Donald Trump.  

Thomas sent the emails to state Rep. Gary Tauchen and state Sens. Kathy Bernier and Andre Jacque, at virtually the same time that she emailed over two dozen Arizona lawmakers with the same message: “ensure that a clean slate of Electors is chosen for our state” and “fight back against fraud.”

Bernier said she did not recall receiving the email and that aside from that, she had no contact with Thomas. 

In September, Thomas agreed to be interviewed by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

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Washington Post: Ginni Thomas pressed Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn Biden’s 2020 victory

AP News: Ginni Thomas emails urged new 2020 electors in Wisconsin

Documented: Email Reveals Ginni Thomas Urged Another Wisconsin…

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Did the wife of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas push Wisconsin lawmakers to throw out votes from the 2020 election?

by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch
September 29, 2022

<h1>Did the wife of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas push Wisconsin lawmakers to throw out votes from the 2020 election?</h1> <p class="byline">by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch <br />September 29, 2022</p> <br /> <h2>Yes.</h2> <p>Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, emailed at least three Wisconsin state lawmakers on Nov. 9, 2022, in an attempt to persuade them to overturn the results of the presidential election, in which Democrat Joe Biden defeated Republican President Donald Trump.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Thomas sent the emails to state Rep. Gary Tauchen and state Sens. Kathy Bernier and Andre Jacque, at virtually the same time that she emailed over two dozen Arizona lawmakers with the same message: "ensure that a clean slate of Electors is chosen for our state" and "fight back against fraud."</p> <p>Bernier said she did not recall receiving the email and that aside from that, she had no contact with Thomas.&nbsp;</p> <p>In September, Thomas agreed to be interviewed by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.</p> <p><strong>Sources</strong></p> <p>Washington Post: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/09/01/ginni-thomas-wisconsin-bernier-tauchen/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ginni Thomas pressed Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn Biden’s 2020 victory</a></p> <p>AP News: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-2022-midterm-elections-biden-us-supreme-court-technology-c01dc9baeb939d78772aca14d601c794" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ginni Thomas emails urged new 2020 electors in Wisconsin</a></p> <p>Documented: <a href="https://documented.net/media/email-reveals-ginni-thomas-urged-another-wisconsin-lawmaker-to-overturn-2020-election" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Email Reveals Ginni Thomas Urged Another Wisconsin…</a></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2022/09/did-the-wife-of-us-supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-push-wisconsin-lawmakers-to-throw-out-votes-from-the-2020-election/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://wisconsinwatch.org">Wisconsin Watch</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-WCIJ_IconOnly_FullColor_RGB-1.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1273705&ga=UA-17896820-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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