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Report: Clarence Thomas' wife urged White House chief of staff to pursue overturning election

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The text messages between the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows were among evidence given to the Jan. 6 committee.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Texted Trump Chief About Overturning 2020 Election: Report (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The texts were reportedly among the more than 2,000 messages Meadows gave to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, pro-Trump Capitol riot.

  2. Forbes

    Virginia Thomas—Wife Of Supreme Court Justice—Reportedly Pushed Trump’s Chief Of Staff To Challenge 2020 Election Loss (opens Forbes)

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    Virginia Thomas touted fringe lawyer Sydney Powell and lamented disloyal Republicans in a series of post-election text messages to Mark Meadows published by the Washington Post.

  3. WTHR Indianapolis

    Report: Clarence Thomas' wife urged White House chief of staff to pursue overturning election (opens WTHR Indianapolis)

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    The text messages between the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows were among evidence given to the Jan. 6 committee.

  4. The Buffalo News

    Justices decide for themselves when to step aside from cases (opens The Buffalo News)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports that the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas implored Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff to act to overturn the 2020 election results have

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Virginia Thomas urged White House chief to pursue unrelenting efforts to overturn the 2020 election, texts show (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The messages, 29 in all, reveal an extraordinary pipeline between the wife of a Supreme Court justice and President Donald Trump's top aide.

  6. Forbes

    Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Faces Calls For Hearings, Recusal, Resignation For Wife’s Texts About 2020 Election (opens Forbes)

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    Ginni Thomas’ text messages with Mark Meadows about overturning the 2020 election have intensified scrutiny on whether Clarence Thomas has a conflict of interest.

  7. Fox5 Atlanta

    Mark Meadows urged by Supreme Court justice's wife to overturn 2020 election, report says (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election — furthering then-President Donald Trump’s lies that the free and fair vote was marred by nonexistent fraud.

  8. Sioux City Journal

    Report: Justice Thomas' wife urged overturning 2020 election in texts to Trump chief of staff (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Copies of the texts — 21 sent by her, eight sent in reply by Meadows — were provided to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.

  9. Bowling Green Daily News

    Report: Justice Thomas' wife urged overturning 2020 election (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the

  10. KVUE

    Report: Supreme Court justice's wife urged top Trump aide to pursue efforts to overturn election (opens KVUE)

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    The text messages between the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows were among evidence given to the Jan. 6 committee.

  11. Washington Times

    Justice Thomas’ wife urged overturning 2020 election: Reports (opens Washington Times)

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    Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election — furthering then-President Donald Trump’s lies that the free and fair vote was marred by nonexistent fraud,…

  12. Los Angeles Times

    Justice Thomas' wife reportedly urged Trump administration to overturn 2020 election (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

  13. Triblive

    Report: Justice Thomas' wife 'Ginni' urged overturning 2020 election (opens Triblive)

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    WASHINGTON — Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election — furthering then-President Donald Trump’s lies that the free and fair vote was marred by nonex…

  14. FOX 5 New York

    Clarence Thomas' wife urged Trump's chief of staff to overturn election (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, reportedly repeatedly texted White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to pursue anything possible to overturn the 2020 presidential election that President Trump lost.

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