After failing to secureDonald Trump’s endorsement and losing a Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate in Alabama,Rep. Mo Brooksnow says he’s willing to testify before the House committee investigating theJan. 2021 Capitol riots.
Speaking to CNN on Wednesday, Brooks said, “My basic requirement is it be in public so the public can see it — so they don’t get bits and pieces dribbled out.”
The Republican participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington which preceded the Capitol riots. He receiveda letter requesting that he testifyin May, but rejected that request.
The committee, meanwhile, remains receptive to the idea of having Brooks testify. Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chairs the panel,told CNNthat a subpoena to have Brooks testify was in the process of being “redone” so he could be served.
Saying Brooks is “the only member we hadn’t been able to serve,” Thompson told the outlet of the subpoena: “We are in the process of either redoing it or it’s out the door already.”
“Mo Brooks of Alabama made a horrible mistake recently when he went ‘woke’ and stated, referring to the 2020 Presidential Election Scam, ‘Put that behind you, put that behind you,’ despite the fact that the Election was rife with fraud and irregularities,“Trump said in a statementannouncing he’d revoked the endorsement.
In June, Brooksasked Trump supporters on Twitterto help him win back the former president’s approval — a coveted endorsement among conservative candidates — and even created a hashtag for the effort.
In May, Brooksfinished second in primary behind Katie Britt, whoearned 44.7 percent of the votewhile the congressman only got 29.2 percent. The two then headed to a primary (a requirement in Alabama if no candidate earns 50 percent of the vote).
source: people.com
