It appears Ginni Thomas' efforts to undermine the 2020 election were far more expansive than previously believed. (via MaddowBlog)
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, pressed 29 Republican state lawmakers in Arizona — 27 more than previously known — to set aside Joe Biden’s popular vote victory and “choose” presidential electors, according to emails obtained by The Washington Post.a month ago on Thomas pressing GOP state legislators in Arizona to ignore the will of the voters and appoint their own “clean slate” of electors.
Based on this new reporting, which has not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, it appears her efforts were far more expansive. The Post added that on Nov. 9, 2020 — two days after the race was called and Joe Biden became the president-elect — Thomas “sent identical emails to 20 members of the Arizona House and seven Arizona state senators.
In other words, Thomas suggested they had the legal authority to ignore the will of Arizona voters. They did not. But the aggressive lobbying campaign continued anyway. In fact, Thomas emailed Arizona Republican lawmakers more than once: Her Nov. 9 message was followed by related emails a month later — targeting 22 state House members and one state senator — sent the day before members of the electoral college met.
It’s important to emphasize, of course, that Thomas’ lobbying efforts did not work, but that doesn’t negate the significance of the fact that she invested time and effort into an anti-election scheme designed to undermine our democracy.
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