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LetMyPeopleVote

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Wed Jun 22, 2022, 11:00 PM Jun 2022

Rep. Mo Brooks says he's willing to testify in public as Jan. 6 committee prepares to reissue him a [View all]

Source: CNN

Rep. Mo Brooks -- one of the Republican lawmakers facing calls from the January 6 committee to testify about his interactions with former President Donald Trump -- said Wednesday that he is willing to testify but only in public.

"My basic requirement is it be in public so the public can see it -- so they don't get bits and pieces dribbled out," the Alabama Republican said. He also said he'd testify only about matters related to January 6, 2021, and wants to see copies of any documents beforehand that the panel may ask him about.

Even though the House select committee announced subpoenas for Brooks and four other Republicans last month, he had yet to be served with one because he had been campaigning for the GOP Senate nomination in Alabama. Brooks lost in a runoff Tuesday night.

Committee Chair Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, told CNN that the panel has "redone his subpoena" and "he's the only member we hadn't been able to serve."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/politics/mo-brooks-testify-january-6-committee/index.html

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Quarters are dropping now.....nt OAITW r.2.0 Jun 2022 #1
Not how subpoenas work Mo. irisblue Jun 2022 #2
What is wrong with public testimony? former9thward Jun 2022 #11
Because he can try to run out the clock with blather. When they know what his pertinent pnwmom Jun 2022 #12
I am in favor of transparency. former9thward Jun 2022 #15
Giving him an opportunity to blather on and run out the clock isn't transparency. pnwmom Jun 2022 #18
What clock? former9thward Jun 2022 #19
They know the audience has a limited attention span, and there are more important pnwmom Jun 2022 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author pnwmom Jun 2022 #13
I have a feeling his primary loss may have loosened his tongue. Best_man23 Jun 2022 #3
Yep, if he had won, the Committee wouldn't have heard from him. brush Jun 2022 #5
He was endorse by Pendejo45 ... aggiesal Jun 2022 #16
THIS BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #27
Mo could be planning to troll the Committee in real time, all for an audience of one. Marcuse Jun 2022 #4
I don't think so. He lost the election and now thinks this is his best move. brush Jun 2022 #8
I agree. There is no way I hope that the J6 Committee should agree to this. MerryHolidays Jun 2022 #9
That would be incredibly stupid for Brooks..... OAITW r.2.0 Jun 2022 #10
TFG turned on Mo? Payback is a bitch... n/t thenelm1 Jun 2022 #6
absolutely correct ! screw me -I screw you ! me think's he's piss'd ! cloudboy07 Jun 2022 #20
Sounds like Mo is shitting his pants. sheshe2 Jun 2022 #7
I see a train a coming its rolling around the bend ...... turbinetree Jun 2022 #14
You don't dictate the terms you MAGA terrorist. kairos12 Jun 2022 #17
The J6 may be willing to accept some terms if Mo Brooks has some good stuff LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #22
If he was really willing to give them good stuff, he wouldn't be trying to dictate terms. pnwmom Jun 2022 #24
I do not disagree -I do not trust Mo Brooks LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #25
I agree. Swim with a shark? Expect to get bitten. Wonder Why Jun 2022 #29
The doors to the clown car are starting to open Cheezoholic Jun 2022 #21
Could this be revenge, and cutting a deal to escape prison? duforsure Jun 2022 #26
If this actually happens BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #28
These conditions are not acceptable to me but the J6 committee may feel differently LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #30
First line seals the deal on why the committee is entitled to his testimony. LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #31
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