Rep. Mo Brooks's latest Jan. 6 remarks are just icing on the disgraceful cake
The Republican congressman said he didn’t plan the pro-Trump gathering that preceded the Capitol riot — but he’d be “proud” if his staff did.
By Ja'han Jones
Republican Rep. Mo Brooks was quick to throw his staff under the bus after he was accused in a report this week of helping to plan the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The story, published by Rolling Stone on Sunday, alleged Brooks was one of several members of Congress to coordinate with rally organizers before the event. The report’s allegations have not been confirmed by MSNBC or NBC News.
But whether the report is true or not, Brooks’s comical response is a reminder that the congressman from Alabama should have been kicked out of office months ago. Because while the details of exactly what he knew and how much he may have personally contributed to the planning of the Jan. 6 violence remain murky, his participation in the rally itself, as well as his stalwart defense and promotion of former President Donald Trump's election fraud lies, should be disqualifying on their own. Brooks's responses to the most recent allegations are just icing on the disgraceful cake.
During a phone interview with AL.com on Monday, Brooks claimed he had “no intentions” of participating in the Jan. 6 rally until the White House asked him a day earlier to speak at it. He denied that he or his top staffers had been involved in the event’s planning.
But Brooks softened his denial in a subsequent interview, telling CNN on Monday that he wasn’t sure whether any of his staff members had coordinated with rally organizers. If they were involved, Brooks added, he’d be “proud of them for helping put together a rally” meant to protest “election theft.”
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