The attorney for Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, said he doesn’t see a need for his client to testify before the House select committee investigating the Jan 6, 2021 attack at the Capitol. .

In an eight-page letter sent to the committee on Tuesday, Thomas’s attorney Mark Paoletta wrote that his client is willing to testify before the committee to clear her name, but asked for the panel to provide better justification for why her testimony is necessary. .

Paoletta’s letter to the committee was obtained and published by The Daily Caller. .

“Before I can recommend that she meet with you, I am asking the Committee to provide a better justification for why Mrs.

Thomas has expressed a willingness to try to come before the Committee as a means of clearing her name.

But, based on my understanding of the facts the Committee has in its possession, I do not believe there is currently a sufficient basis to speak with Mrs.