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GOP Lawmaker Sued Over Inciting Insurrection: Trump White House Made Me Do It
Rep. Mo Brooks, who spoke at the Trump rally before the attack, claims he did it only because the White House asked him to.

“Today is the day American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass,” Brooks said at the rally. He repeated Trump’s baseless claims that the November presidential election had been stolen and asked if those in the crowd were ready to fight.

Brooks argued in his motion Friday that he can’t be sued because he was acting under the scope of his job as a federal employee, during work, and his speech fell under his duties as a member of Congress.

“Brooks only gave an Ellipse Speech because the White House asked him to, in his capacity as a United States congressman,” the filing said. “But for the White House request, Brooks would not have appeared at the Ellipse Rally.”

Brooks had cast doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 election won by Joe Biden in the lead-up to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, despite there being no evidence the 2020 vote was not secure. He repeated that fiction in the court filings, insisting that the election was rife with fraud and that Trump should be the current president.

Frater I*I wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:44 pm

northland10 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:28 pm Possible, but recklessness is a capacity that the right-wing has in abundance. No mask, no vax, no helmet, don't pay attention to lights (which are communist anyway).

I laughed at that way more than I should have, but I'm not sorry

bill_g wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:05 am

Frater I*I wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:44 pm

northland10 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:28 pm Possible, but recklessness is a capacity that the right-wing has in abundance. No mask, no vax, no helmet, don't pay attention to lights (which are communist anyway).

I laughed at that way more than I should have, but I'm not sorry

Motorcycle accidents are the gnarleyest. Cars only get bent. People turn into meatbags. Not pretty.

I've been witness to a couple. Gave testimony against the motorcyclist in a civil case once where meatbag survived, and I even rendered aid to him at the time. He wanted a lifetime of care, but in the moment he just wanted to pass everyone on the right and get through the light as fast as he could. Instead he took the scenic route diagonally through a woman's passenger window, missed her child in a rear car seat, out the back window, into the grill of the car behind her as they turned left. His bike throttle got stuck at full speed. It turned into a crazy machine bouncing wildly everytime the rear wheel hit the road. It hit a lot of cars before landing upside down on the tripod of the handlebars and seat so I could run up and turn off the gas tank fuel valve. Ape hangers finally made sense.

The only aid I could render at the time was to stop other people from rendering aid. He had a helmet and full leathers. Despite the impossible pose he had on the pavement, there was nothing we could do for him except to not help, and wait for the EMT's. It was also my first experience telling people to put away their camera phones. It's not a petting zoo, and that ain't your kid. Ugh.

Court orders General Counsel of US House of Representatives to respond by July 27 to request by Rep Mo Brooks (R-AL) to certify he was acting in the "scope of his employment" on Jan 6

Brooks is being sued by Rep Eric Swalwell (D-CA) for role in inciting Insurrection

Kendra wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:39 am https:// twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1412781284829638657

Court orders General Counsel of US House of Representatives to respond by July 27 to request by Rep Mo Brooks (R-AL) to certify he was acting in the "scope of his employment" on Jan 6

Brooks is being sued by Rep Eric Swalwell (D-CA) for role in inciting Insurrection

Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:12 am Good thing you were there. The thought of do-gooders moving someone with a possible neck/spinal cord injury without proper reinforcement horrifies me.

jemcanada2 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:29 am When I was quite young, a motorcycle with a man and a woman on it raced past my family’s car. My dad said “damn fools are going to get themselves killed!” In a few minutes we came upon the scene of a horrible accident. They had been struck by a train and instantly killed. My dad took charge of the scene as an off duty cop. He made my sisters and I get down in the back seat so that we couldn’t see anything. Other families were letting their kids run around and look at the bodies. My dad was so pissed at them and what they were letting their kids see. What I saw was traumatic enough for me to remember it all these years later.

Reddog wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:34 pm Edit above from “can’t not “ to won’t
I carried the photo for years, and still is the first photo in my photo album.

Kendra wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:33 pm
This is how tourists behave, right?

neonzx wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:42 pm

Reddog wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:34 pm Edit above from “can’t not “ to won’t
I carried the photo for years, and still is the first photo in my photo album.

Hey, by law, I have to wear a seat belt in my car -- and my car as all sorts of safety things going on, air bags, etc.

Don't know how the motorcycle lobby managed exceptions to basic safety things like helmets. My friend's 25yo son often rides his bike with no helmet while wearing a t-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops. Insanity.

Kendra wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:33 pm This is how tourists behave, right?

neonzx wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:42 pm
My friend's 25yo son often rides his bike with no helmet while wearing a t-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops. Insanity.

ALI ALEXANDER , [08.07.21 13:40]
Delete Facebook

Facebook to ban anyone who’s charged (not convicted) in connection with the riot at the US Capitol on January 6 and may start "fact-checking" claims that the riot was staged.

Facebook has also made untrue claims about me and Stop the Steal in a leaked internal report. It’s so bizarre because it’s so provably untrue. And they banned me even though I’ve not been accused or charged with any crime.

https://reclaimthenet.org/facebook-bans ... january-6/

SuzieC wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:59 am https://www.cltampa.com/news-views/flor ... &stream=to

Some Floriduh Republicans are holding a "Free Our Patriots" rally, calling for the Jan. 6 insurrectionists to be released. This will become the new normal in the party. There is no bottom.

Jan 6 defendant Couy Griffin - a county commissioner in New Mexico - asked a court to DISMISS criminal charge, arguing feds didn't prosecute some of the protestors at Brett Kavanagh Supreme Court confirmation hearings (among other reasons)

It.... didn't work ==>

northland10 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 2:30 pm Reminds me of 7th graders, without the maturity. "Billy did it and he didn't get in trouble."

Welcome to the party of personal responsibility.