' d ▁never ▁expressed ▁any ▁religious ▁sent iments ▁what so ever   ... ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁reason ▁why ▁she ' d ▁held ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁the ▁Re agan ▁administration ▁was ▁because ▁I ' d ▁given ▁it ▁to ▁her ." ▁Hill ▁denied ▁the ▁accus ations ▁in ▁an ▁op - ed ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁saying ▁she ▁would ▁not ▁" stand ▁by ▁sil ently ▁and ▁allow ▁[ Just ice ▁Thomas ], ▁in ▁his ▁anger , ▁to ▁rein vent ▁me ." ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Thomas ' s ▁wife ▁Virginia , ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁activ ist , ▁left ▁a ▁vo ic email ▁at ▁Hill ' s ▁office ▁asking ▁that ▁Hill ▁apolog ize ▁for ▁her ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁testim ony . ▁Hill ▁initially ▁believed ▁the ▁call ▁was ▁a ▁ho ax ▁and ▁referred ▁the ▁matter ▁to ▁the ▁Bran de is ▁University ▁campus ▁police ▁who ▁alert ed ▁the ▁F BI . ▁After ▁being ▁informed ▁that ▁the ▁call ▁was ▁indeed ▁from ▁Virginia ▁Thomas , ▁Hill ▁told ▁the ▁media ▁that ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁believe ▁the ▁message ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁conc ili atory ▁and ▁said , ▁" I ▁test ified ▁truth fully ▁about ▁my ▁experience ▁and ▁I ▁stand ▁by ▁that ▁testim ony ." ▁Virginia ▁Thomas ▁respond ed ▁that ▁the ▁call ▁had ▁been ▁intended ▁as ▁an ▁" ol ive ▁branch ". ▁ ▁Effect s ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁Thomas ▁confirm ation ▁hear ings , ▁President ▁George ▁H .   W . ▁Bush ▁dropped ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁a ▁bill ▁that ▁gave ▁har ass ment ▁vict