Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, testifies before Jan. 6 panel

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Yesterday, the House committee investigating the attack on January 6 asked Ginni Thomas, the wife of a Supreme Court justice, questions. Ginni Thomas, a married woman to Clarence Thomas, stated through her lawyer that she answered all of the questions put to her by her panel. She met with them behind closed-doors for several hours. The issue is Ginni Thomas' text messages to key figures trying to reverse the 2020 election results. Claudia Grisales, NPR's congressional correspondent, is here.

CLAUDIA GRISALES BYLINE: After months of negotiations, the interview with Ginni Tom was granted by the House select committee. The chairman of the committee concluded that Thomas believed there was fraud in the 2020 elections after her testimony. Here is Chairman Bennie Thompson, leaving the Capitol Thursday evening.

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BENNIE THOMPSON - She believed it happened, but could not prove it.

GRISALES. Thomas' lawyer stated that she believed there were irregularities with President Biden's election. However, the lawyer added that Thomas was only focusing on related investigations and condemned January 6's attack. The chairman of the committee hesitated to confirm that she had fully cooperated with the panel's questions.

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THOMPSON : She saw it through the lens of her answers.

GRISALES: Thomas was asked by the panel about her conversations with Mark Meadows, then-President Trump's chief staffer, and John Eastman, a conservative lawyer. Her answers were eventually made public. Here's Pete Aguilar (California Democrat), who is a member the select panel.

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PETE AGUILAR - We'll present it to you when it's relevant.

GRISALES: Chairman Bennie Thompson of the Committee said that they will next review the transcript of the interview to make a decision.

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THOMPSON - We'll make a determination once we get it - staff get a chance look at the printouts and all of that.

GRISALES: This plan will determine whether Ginni Thomas' testimony will be featured at the committee's next hearing, which could take place later next month. Claudia Grisales. NPR News, Capitol. Transcript provided by NPR. Copyright NPR.