Last updated on July 9th, 2021 at 07:49 am

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) responded to Rep. Eric Swalwell‘s (D-CA) lawsuit against him by blaming Trump for the insurrection.

Brooks’s lawyers wrote in a court filing:

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Brooks Claims That He Coordinated With Trump’s White House On The Speech

Brooks made two points in his filing. The congressman claimed that he only gave the speech because the Trump White House asked him to and that he coordinated with the White House on the speech.

The Trump White House was in contact with the people who attacked the Capitol before January 6. The rally that brought the attackers to the Capitol was paid for by the Trump campaign.

Now, Rep. Brooks is suggesting that the White House had input on the speeches that led to the attack.

All of this information points in one direction.

The Trump White House communicated, coordinated, funded, and incited the attack on the Capitol in a bid to stop the election from being certified, which they thought would keep Donald Trump in power.

Eric Swalwell’s lawsuit is paying dividends and leading to valuable information that will help the 1/6 Select Committee in the House track down the roots and causes of the plan to attack the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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