What Next: Best Of 2022 | Ginni Thomas Wanted a Revolution

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🗓️ 29 August 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is a fervent right-wing activist. She was also a supporter of the attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, as evidenced by a batch of texts shared with the congressional committee investigating January 6th. The Ginni Thomas texts create a conflict of interest for Justice Clarence Thomas as he hears cases pertaining to the insurrection. But the Supreme Court is not expected to do much to dispel notions of bias. Why? Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, senior writer covering courts and the law for Slate. This week as we ease out of summer, we are replaying some of our favorite episodes from the last year. This episode originally aired March 30, 2022. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.4	Hey everyone, this week as we ease out of summer, we're going to replace some of our favorite
0:35.0	episodes from the last year.
0:36.5	I'm going to start off with a conversation that will only become more relevant in the
0:41.1	coming weeks.
0:42.1	It's a profile of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' wife, Ginny.
0:47.1	The January 6th Committee has been circling around her for months, but Slade's Marked
0:52.2	Joseph Stern has been thinking about Ginny Thomas for years.
0:56.5	We recorded this conversation with him back in March.
0:59.6	Alright, here's the show.
1:08.3	Slade's Marked Joseph Stern has been keeping an eye on Ginny Thomas for a while now.
1:12.9	It has not been difficult.
1:14.9	She's outspoken.
1:16.6	So she used to run a Facebook page that was public.
1:22.9	This was back in 2018.
1:25.1	It was a dark place, truly.
1:27.3	I mean, I did feel like, in part, I was an anthropologist.
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