The hearings made a star of Representative Liz Cheney, though she was defeated in an August primary election by a Trump-backed challenger. It turned out that Jenny Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, played a larger role than was previously known. She texted White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, encouraging him to overturn the election. An embarrassing footage emerged of Senator Josh Hawley running from protesters after previously cheering them on earlier in the day.