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U.S. NEWS Monday 20 June 2022
Jan. 6 committee setting its sights on Pence, Ginni Thomas

By HOPE YEN encouraging him to work
Associated Press to overturn Biden’s victory.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mem- Emails recently obtained
bers of the House commit- by the committee also
tee investigating the Capi- show Thomas had email
tol riot said Sunday they communications with John
may subpoena former Vice Eastman, the lawyer who
President Mike Pence and played a key role on behalf
are waiting to hear from of Trump in efforts to pres-
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, sure Pence to overturn the
the wife of Supreme Court election.
Justice Clarence Thomas, “I think the committee will
about her role in the illegal be interested, in among
plot to overturn the 2020 other things, whether this
election. was discussed with Justice
Lawmakers indicated they Thomas, given that he was
will release more evidence ruling on cases impact-
about Donald Trump’s al- ing whether we would get
leged effort to defraud some of this information,”
supporters by fundraising In this image from video released by the House Select Committee, Vice President Mike Pence Schiff said.
off false claims of a stolen talks on a phone from his secure evacuation location on Jan. 6 that is displayed as House select This past January, Thomas
presidential election. They committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing Thursday, June 16, was the lone member of
also pledged to provide 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. the court who supported
pertinent material to the Associated Press a bid by Trump to withhold
Justice Department by the tee has been able to docu- of testimony from many of from Thomas urging him documents from the Jan 6.
end of the month for its ment most of Trump’s end Pence’s closest aides. and other state officials to committee.
criminal investigation. The of his call to Pence on the Committee members also set aside Biden’s 2020 win Lofgren said the committee
department complained in morning of the insurrec- hope to learn more about and choose their own set would release additional
a letter last week that the tion on Jan. 6, 2021, when Ginni Thomas’ own effort to of electors. evidence it has gathered
committee was complicat- the then-president made keep Trump in office and “We have questions for her on the “big rip off,” in which
ing its investigation by not his final plea for Pence to the potential conflicts of and we may have ques- the committee alleges
sharing transcripts from its stop the certification of Joe interest posed on her hus- tions for him as well,” said Trump may have commit-
1,000 interviews. Biden’s victory when Pence band as a result on Jan. 6 Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. ted fraud by fundraising by
“We’re not taking anything presided over the Electoral cases that come before Thomas has publicly indi- making a false claim the
off the table in terms of wit- College count in Congress. the Supreme Court. cated that she “can’t wait” election was stolen.
nesses who have not yet Members have not yet Republican state Rep. Rusty to appear before the com- Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.,
testified,” said Rep. Adam documented directly what Bowers, the Arizona House mittee after receiving their said that in the end, the
Schiff, who described a Pence said in response. speaker, is scheduled to request by letter last week. public will have a clear
Pence subpoena as “cer- The committee chairman, testify at the committee’s Along with emailing Arizo- picture of a “failure of the
tainly a possibility.” Rep. Bennie Thompson, hearing Tuesday focusing na officials, Thomas, who oath” by Trump.
“We would still, I think, like D-Miss., recently said the on state officials who were attended a rally Trump “I think what we’re present-
to have several high-profile committee was still “en- contacted by Trump and held just before the Capi- ing before the American
people come before our gaging” with Pence’s law- the White House as Trump tol riot, also had written to people certainly would
committee,” said Schiff, D- yers, while also suggesting tried to overturn the results. then-White House chief of rise to a level of criminal in-
Calif. it may not be necessary Bowers is likely to be asked staff Mark Meadows in the volvement by a president,”
For example, the commit- for him to appear because about emails he received weeks after the election he said.q

Herschel Walker says he ‘never denied’

having 4 children

By JILL COLVIN “Well, first of all, they knew edly criticized absentee
Associated Press the truth. You know, I’ve fathers over the years and
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — never denied any of my has called on Black men in
Georgia Republican Sen- kids and I love them more particular to play an active
ate candidate Herschel than I love anything,” he role in the children’s lives,
Walker said Saturday that said. “And they didn’t do holding up his relationship
he “never denied” the exis- anything, which just makes with his older son, Christian
tence of children he hadn’t me want to fight harder be- Walker, as an example.
publicly disclosed before, cause I’m tired of people Walker, who was inter-
telling conservative Chris- misleading the American viewed on stage in Nash-
tians that his kids “knew the people. I’m tired of people ville, Tennessee, by coali-
truth.” misleading my family.” tion chair Ralph Reed, said
Speaking before a friendly Walker’s comments came he “knew what I signed up Herschel Walker, GOP candidate for the US Senate for Georgia,
speaks at a primary watch party May 23, 2022, at the Foundry
audience at the Faith and after The Daily Beast re- for when I got into this and restaurant in Athens, Ga.
Freedom Coalition’s an- ported that the former they don’t realize that.” Associated Press
nual “Road to Majority” football star has four chil- “No weapon formed
conference, Walker said dren, including two sons against me should ever Walker will face Democrat- helping to determine which
the revelations about his and a daughter whom he prosper,” he said prompt- ic Sen. Raphael Warnock party will control the Sen-
children had only embold- had never discussed pub- ing loud applause and in the November general ate, now split 50-50, next
ened his campaign. licly. Walker has repeat- cheers. election, with the contest year.q