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Mar 2022
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Texts Between Meadows & Thomas

CNN
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The January 6th House select committee has some explosive texts between Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and Trump-era Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. CNN Political Director David Chalian shares what some of these texts were and what they reveal. Some see Ginni’s activism as a possible conflict of interest for her husb ... Show More
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