The January 6 committee has its sights on Ginni Thomas. She should be worried | Kimberly Wehle

The spouse of a sitting supreme court justice allegedly tried to overturn the 2020 election. It's hard to say which looks worse - the conflicts of interest, or the possibility that she aided a would-be insurrection

After months of wrangling, Virginia Ginni" Thomas, the wife of US supreme court justice Clarence Thomas, has agreed to sit for an interview with the January 6 committee - thus avoiding a subpoena, at least for now.

This development could open a vital inquiry into Thomas's alleged role in seeking to thwart a peaceful transition of presidential power to Joe Biden. Just as importantly, this news renews attention on the question of whether Ginni Thomas's radical rightwing activism influenced her husband, who weighed in on numerous 2020 election-related cases despite his conflicts of interest.

Kimberly Wehle is a law professor at American University and a legal analyst for ABC News. Her latest book is How to Think Like a Lawyer and Why