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DOJ won't back GOP rep's defense in Capitol riot suit from Swalwell
[NYPOST] The Justice Department said Tuesday it would not support a claim by Rep. Mo Brooks that he was acting in his official capacity as a member of Congress when he spoke at the pro-Trump "Stop the Steal" rally that precipitated the deadly Capitol riot Jan. 6.Rep. Eric I farted on national television Swalwell
 ... U.S. Representative-for-Life from Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,'s 15th congressional district since 2013. Naturally he's a Dem. His district covers most of eastern Alameda County and part of central Contra Costa County. He was rapidly eliminated from the 2020 Dem nomination pool. He looks a lot like Greg Marmelard, and has the distinction of being one of the few politicians to ever fart on national teevee...
(D-Calif.) sued Brooks (R-Ala.), alleging that Brooks, former President Donald Trump
...Oh, noze! Not him!...
, Donald Trump Jr. and former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani broke Washington, DC, laws, including an anti-terrorism act, by "inciting" the riot, which led to the deaths of five people.
In a 29-page response to Brooks’ petition, which would obligate the DOJ to take over his defense if successful, the department said the politician’s appearance at the rally was "campaign activity, and it is no part of the business of the United States to pick sides among candidates in federal elections."
"Members of Congress are subject to a host of restrictions that carefully distinguish between their official functions, on the one hand, and campaign functions, on the other," the DOJ added. "The conduct at issue here thus is not the kind a Member of Congress holds office to perform."
Posted by: Fred 2021-07-29 |
