Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, said she attended the Stop the Steal rally that preceded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but that she left early and had no role in organizing the event, according to an interview published Monday.

Thomas told The Washington Free Beacon that she attended the rally in the morning but left because she was cold before Donald Trump addressed the crowd and urged his supporters to march to the Capitol. The Stop the Steal movement hinges on the unfounded belief that Trump won the 2020 presidential election and that Democrat Joe Biden stole the election from him.

I played no role with those who were planning and leading the Jan. 6 events, Thomas told the conservative news outlet. There are stories in the press suggesting I paid or arranged for buses. I did not. There are other stories saying I mediated feuding factions of leaders for that day. I did not.

Thomas added that she was saddened to see the scenes of protesters clashing with police and storming the Capitol.

I was disappointed and frustrated that there was violence that happened following a peaceful gathering of Trump supporters on the Ellipse on Jan. 6, Thomas said in the interview. There are important and legitimate substantive questions about achieving goals like electoral integrity, racial equality, and political accountability that a democratic system like ours needs to be able to discuss and debate rationally in the political square. I fear we are losing that ability.