In the statement, Brooks attacked critics who have accused him of inciting the mob with his speech, in which he exhorted the crowd to “start taking down names and kicking ass.”
“[T]his entire smear campaign is about intimidating, censoring and suppressing the ability of American citizens to fight at the ballot box the efforts of Socialist Democrats to seize control of the United States of America,” Brooks said in the statement, invoking both Martin Luther King Jr. and the Gospel of John in his defense.
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Brooks went on to claim that the rioters “did a great disservice to our cause and America” and “destroy[ing] two months of debate and work. His statement was titled Congressman Mo Brooks Rebuts Vicious & Scurrilous Fake News Media and Socialist Democrat Attacks.
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Brooks had appeared at Wednesday s Save America March and told the crowd, today is the day American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass
After remarks from President Donald Trump, that crowd moved to Capitol Hill and violently broke into the building, killing five including a police officer
Former U.S. President Donald Trump could run for office again in the next election.
What Happened: That s one of the outcomes from the U.S. Senate s 57-to-43 vote to clear Trump of charges of inciting the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Sixy-seven votes were needed.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF WBFO Chris Collins.
Former western New York Congressman Chris Collins has been released from a federal prison in Florida after President Donald Trump pardoned him Tuesday. Collins is one of 15 people to get a presidential pardon. Five others had their sentences commuted. Collins pleaded guilty in 2019 to conspiring to commit securities fraud and lying to the FBI. The Republican helped his son and others avoid stock market losses when Collins learned that an Australian biotech company s drug trial had failed. Former assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Bruce said the presidential pardon means Collins is no longer a convicted felon and his civil rights are fully restored.
Collins is one of 15 people to get a presidential pardon. Five others had their sentences commuted.
Collins pleaded guilty in 2019 to conspiring to commit securities fraud and lying to the FBI.
The Republican helped his son and others avoid stock market losses when Collins learned that an Australian biotech company’s drug trial had failed.
Former Representative Chris Collins. (Stock photo/WBFO)
Former assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Bruce said the presidential pardon means Collins is no longer a convicted felon and his civil rights are fully restored.
“He can vote; he can run for office, strangely enough,” said Bruce. “All of those things are now back at his fingertips. He no longer owes any fines; he no longer owes any jail time.”