Ginni Thomas (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The indictment against Donald Trump for January 6th-related crimes is out. And there’s a lot to talk about. Specifically, there are six unnamed co-conspirators who are discussed in the indictment — the majority (5 of 6) of whom are attorneys.
With everyone pretty much agreeing on who co-conspirators 1-5 are, speculation has turned to the identity of co-conspirator 6. There isn’t a ton of identifying information in the indictment, but the person is described as “a political consultant who helped implement a plan to submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors to obstruct the certification proceeding.”
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One candidate that is trending on Twitter (I am not calling it X, you can’t make me) is none other than everyone’s favorite Supreme Court spouse, Ginni Thomas. And the glee that Ginni might be in the crosshairs of Jack Smith is palpable.
If Ginni Thomas gets indicted my soul will spontaneously leave my body and ascend to a higher plane of existence
— Jay Willis (@jaywillis) August 1, 2023
Listen, I get the hype. Ginni *is* a political consultant. And I’ve described her as the Forest Gump of election lie peddlers: sending a series of text messages to Mark Meadows, Trump’s Chief of Staff; blasting emails to Arizona representatives, begging them to overturn the results of the election; communicating with Coups 4 Dummies lawyer John Eastman; and pestering Wisconsin lawmakers over the election.
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But co-conspirator 6 is described as a coordinator of sorts, while a look at Ginni’s communications at the time reads a lot more reactive to me. Also, co-conspirator 6 attempted to confirm phone numbers for co-conspirator 1, who we all pretty much agree is Rudy Giuliani. Of all the people we *know* Ginni was in contact with then, Rudy isn’t one of them.
Of course, none of this rules Ginni out. But there are some other very strong candidates.
Is this Mike Roman admitting he's co-conspirator #6 in the Trump indictment? pic.twitter.com/YgcCefq4NO
— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) August 1, 2023
November 5th, 2020 I recorded Roger Stone at his office inFort Lauderdale, as he dictated a message to his followers discussing the fake electors scheme. He might very well be co-conspirator 6 in the indictment. #aStormForetold @MIFFofficial @crikey_news @nzff
— Christoffer Guldbrandsen (@cguld) August 1, 2023
But until more information is known, it’s certainly fun to speculate.
Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1 or Mastodon @[email protected].