Social media users have reacted with anger after the House of Representatives' select committee investigating January 6, 2021, didn't make any criminal referrals against Virginia "Ginni" Thomas.
Thomas, a conservative activist and the wife of U.S. Supreme Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, has been the subject of scrutiny because of conversations she had with then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in which she encouraged him to continue efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
She also reportedly corresponded with conservative lawyer John Eastman, who is subject to a criminal referral by the committee, which has accused him of conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to make a false statement.
"How do you make a criminal referral for John Eastman but not Ginni Thomas? They literally conspired to overthrow democracy together," tweeted TV producer Jonathan Goldman.
The select committee's findings suggest that Eastman played a key role in creating a plan that wrongly asserted that Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to throw out the results of the election during the process of certifying the Electoral College votes on January 6, 2021.
"Why the hell hasn't the FBI investigated Ginni Thomas?!" tweeted Erica Marsh, who describes herself as a "Proud Democrat."
Twitter user Adam Rifkin wrote: "What about Ginni Thomas? #TrumpCoupAttempt" and shared a video from June showing an MSNBC segment discussing Thomas' communications with Eastman.
"So Ginni Thomas just gets away with it because she's married to a Supreme Court Justice?" tweeted user @GeronimoBPM.
Thomas testified before the January 6 committee in September and reportedly maintained in her testimony that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.
CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reported on Twitter on Monday that it was still "unclear" whether Thomas' testimony to the committee will be released.
"It was not recorded, in terms of audio or video, but sources say a transcript exists in the files," Costa said.
Justice Thomas, who is now the Supreme Court's longest-serving member, has also been subject to criticism over his wife's actions and calls for him to recuse himself from cases involving Trump and the 2020 presidential election.
The January 6 committee made several criminal referrals, including against former President Trump, but it remains to be seen if the Department of Justice (DOJ) will bring charges based upon those referrals.
Trump has been referred to the DOJ for charges of obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to make a false statement, and inciting, assisting, or aiding and comforting an insurrection.
Newsweek has reached out to the January 6 committee for comment.
