republican house leader kevin mccarthy toli jake tapper in an interview at k cnn last week congressman mo brooks was laughing and cheering on the mob from inside the house as they broke in and started rampaging through the halls of congress. congressman brooks' office denied that account. reporter michael cranish at "the washington post" says that the january 6th investigation is now weighing whether they will seek testimony from congressmang brooks as well as congressman perry and congressman jordan, although whether or not they will put in a request to congressman mo brooks, who knows how they will deal with these republican members of congress saying they won't testify. members of congress, there is no precedent for subpoenaing them for trying to make it compulsory that they comply.rr eyh s congressman brooks was in federal court today in washington acting as his own lawyer, which is always a bad idea.ic he is acting as his own lawyer in the civil lawsuits, some of the civil lawsuits that have been brought to try to hold him accountable alongside president trump and others for their behavior

jessica schneider, cnn, washington. >>> and, of course, mo brooks is a congressman and not a senator. >>> now to a critical week of diplomacy across europe aimed at averting new conflict between russia and ukraine, u.s. and russian diplomats met in geneva, if you remember, on monday. the u.s. wanted assurance russia will pull its troops back from the ukraine border amid fears of a possible invasion. while russia demanded guarantees ukraine will never join nato. neither got what they wanted, but russia's deputy foreign minister insists his country has no plans to attack ukraine. more talks are set between russia and nato in brussels, and that is happening on wednesday. monitoring all this for us, our international diplomatic editor nic robertson who joins us live from gentlemen nevada a. nic, this was seven hours of talks that apparently were frank and forthright. as we just laid out, no breakthrough as they try to understand each side of the argument as you told us yesterday. what kind of tension, nic, does this create as we look ahead to the upcoming meeting between russia and nato h

. >> i have talked with mo brooks. we are talking personally. i've talked with the staff and i've talked with him. who worked with congressman mo brooks to whip up votes in the house, congressman paul gosar, to whip up votes in the house. congressman andy bigs to not only whip up votes in the house but also let me know who the soft senators were because he briefed them in the steering committee. boom. >> none of the lawmakers contacted by cnn responded to repeated request for comment. spokespersons for congressmen andy bigs and mo brooks have denied planning rallies or coordinating with alexander in any way. other clips unearthed alexander uses heated rhetoric about the 2020 election. >> if you believe what i believe, which is that our election was stolen, if you believe what i believe and that's that we'll never have another fair election again, then like it's time to burn the house, you know, before giving it to the enemy. >> we're going to get the outcome we need. that outcome might lead to civil war. that will be sad. there's no circumstance

for more on president biden's handling from the cases, we'll bring in member scienced based mo brooks. >> my pleasure. jacqui: last month there was a bill on mandates. do you think it will go anywhere? >> no, not in this environment, they like the mandates. they don't believe in liberty and freedom, the bedrock of the united states of america, rather, they believe in dick at that tore -- dictatorial conduct, and they're not going to get passed the congress or signed into la you. jacqui: this has been a pretty tough week for the biden administration, there's been a record setting surge of cases. a muddled on testing, former members of biden's health team adopting a strategy of living can with covid and then the president admitting covid is here to stay in one form other another. how much do you see this impacting the success and how much is the g.o.p. positioning around that? >> well, the virus is definitely impacting the success of this administration, because credibility plays into success. the biden administration, for that matter before it was the biden administration, during the c

. >> i note that cheering them on while still running away, mo brooks didn't go out there and meet these people out and join them. he didn't have the courage to do that. he was cheering them on while fleeing. your thoughts? >> uh-huh, that's one of the things, we have smenlt a lot of time and will spend a lot of time talking about the movements of donald trump during this but what about people like mo brooks or paul gosar or jim jordan or josh hawley, what were they doing during this situation? >> running. >> we saw the picture of the before hawley holding up his arm cheering them on. they were hiding. they were praying to god that the capitol police force that was there would be able to hold the line. it is such a paradigm here. it's always do as i say, not as i do. if they come within three feet of me, i'm hiding and barricading as much as i can. their terrified of their voters and going back to donald trump, he's the useful idiot. he's not someone to be feared. he's not someone that can hold power over you. he's a useful idiot and instrument the republican party decided to make their

mo brooks is the only one sued and is at issue today.re in the halls of congress? >> well, i have to think there is a fair amount of nervousness. because i think really what this is all about is accountability. are the evens of january 6, are the people who are directly responsible, those who attacked the capitol, physically, are they the only one held to account or are those who may have incited them, will they be held to account. i think that is the novel question. is it -- if it is just the people who entered the capitol, that means all of the others from the president and other leaders who incited this mob may escape accountability. but as a member of congress and as a president, part of your official act, it is not part of your official duty to incite a mob. i don't see how that could protect you legally or criminally. i'm saying this as a norn lawyer. but i think this is a huge problem. and if i were a lawmaker, i would be a bit nervous because it is a novel question, this will set a precedent going forward, of course there are all

. >> and mcconnell declined to call out alabama republican congressman mo brooks who was running forally. >> today is the day american patriots start taking down names and kicking ass. >> now, i tried catching up with mo brooks last year in case you missed it but he took no names and kicked no ass. >> it's on video if you can just talk to us for a moment. >> you guys will lie through your teeth any chance you get. >> well, give me the chance to come on if you don't mind. >> there he goes. bye-bye. so, no, this is not a profile in courage from mitch mcconnell, more like a profile in calculation. still more chur chilean from what we've seen from texas senator ted cruz. >> you called this a terror attack when by no definition was a terror attack. that's a lie. you told that lie on purpose. >> the way i phrased things yesterday it was sloppily, and it was frankly dumb. >> i don't buy that. i've known you for a long time since before you went to the senate. you were a supreme court contender. and every word -- you repeated that phrase, i do not believe that you used that accidently. >> it

president trump, his son donald trump jr., trump's former attorney rudy giuliani, plus congressman mo brooksnd members of the oath keepers and proud boys. people suing include capitol police officers. they contend they were threatened by trump and the others as part of a conspiracy to stop the election certification on january 6th, and they say trump should be held responsible for directing the assaults. trump's legal team on the other hand, they're arguing that trump can't be sued because presidential immunity extends to what trump said on the ellipse that day right before his supporters stormed the capitol. but the judge in this case pushing back considerably on the idea that trump is shielded from these lawsuits. the judge repeatedly pointed out that while trump asked the crowd to march to the capitol, he didn't bother speaking out as the violence was unfolding. the judge noting that there was actually a two-hour window where trump did nothing and did not tell his supporters to stop attacking the capitol. if this judge ultimately decides that trump shouldn't be shielded from this lawsuit

, i'll be seated probably in this same room watching as the president and his family members and mo brooks and we are joined with some other plaintiffs as well who have also been harmed. so it'll be a long hearing, but hopefully we will learn a lot more about the direction of this case. >> and i asked the house majority whip james clyburn about the frustration that some democrats feel about how attorney general merrick garland has handled prosecuting rioters and why he hasn't moved up to bigger fish. and here's what he told me. >> i think the attorney general needs to step up his game. remember that this country is teetering on edge. and i think he needs to reassure the american people that it's not just about whether or not you're going to do what you need to do, it's whether or not the american people will have confidence in the fact that you will do what needs to be done. >> quick response from you, congressman. we might go to this press conference. >> i value his independence and i'm not going to question it. but, boy, jim, these crimes were completed in plain sight, and i hope that do

your house. [ laughter ] but probably the worst non-denial denial came from alabama congressman mo brooksof the most vocal advocates of the big lie and another co- conspirator who was also implicated in the "rolling stone" article brooks said, in response, that he had no involvement in planning the january 6th rally, but said, "i don't know if my staff did, but if they did, i'd be proud of them for helping to put together a rally lawful under the first amendment at the ellipse to protest voter fraud and election theft." wow, he o.j.'d his own staff [ laughter ] "i didn't do it, but if my staff did, here's how. [ laughter ] it's a really nice joke that we just told. like that we change what o.j.'ing means to mean, like, writing a book [ laughter ] like for a long time, he's been like, "i feel like when people say o.j. - [ laughter ] for me, it's like author, football, and then - [ laughter ] brooks really threw his staff under the bus. although in fairness, i do that a lot with my staff when a joke bombs. like, i had no involvement with that 10,000 maniacs joke [ laughter ] but i'm proud o

. >> and mcconnell declined to call out alabama republican congressman mo brooks, who is running fore, after infamously appearing at the january 6th stop the steal rally. >> today is the day american patriots start taking down names and kicking ass! >> now, i tried catching up with mo brooks last year in case you missed it, but he took no names and he kicked no ass. he just rode off on his bike. >> it's on video if you can just talk to us for a moment. >> oh, you guys will lie through your teeth any chance you get. >> well, i'll give you the chance to come on if you don't mind. >> there he goes. bye-bye. so, no, this is not a profile in courage from mitch mcconnell. more like a profile in calculation. still more churchillian than what we've seen from texas senator ted cruz, who recently grovelled for forgiveness on fox news for stating accurately that the insurrection was a terrorist attack. >> you called this a terror attack when by no definition was it a terror attack. that's a lie. you told that lie on purpose. >> the way i phrased things yesterday, it was sloppy, and it was frank

representatives ted bud in north carolina, mo brooks, both struggling.hat does this tell but trump's reign over the gop or maybe his candidate selection? >> this doesn't surprise me. if you've been paying close enough attention, it shouldn't surprise you either. someone like lauren bobert. donald trump didn't endorse her. donald trump didn't enforce. he endorsed his opponent. so donald trump does not have an unblemished record in republican primaries. he is enormously influential and places like ohio, there is an effort to pull in his voters. you don't want to be on the wrong side of trump necessarily. but there are plenty of examples of folks who said, look, maybe i'm not the one who donald trump endorsed. i support his agenda and i'm a fighter and that may be enough for republican voters who are not necessarily just about one man. they're about ideas, fighting style, whatever it may be. it means that donald trump's endorsement does not mean you're guaranteed to win a primary. >> we've heard a lot of conspiracy theories and anti-vax nonsense from people

by the way, mo brooks is leading in the primary to replace richard shelby. this is a viewer in texas saying, governor abbott's program for migrants that avoided a border patrol sign stopped by a federal judge. all migrants will be turned over to ice. the migrants not cot by texas police to give their noises clean or leave the state. immigration might be one of the problems you highlight for your state. you have about 10 minutes to let us know what those are. another floridian. jerry, good morning. caller: good morning to all and thanks for taking my call. i have an issue with those two guys previous hoop called from florida -- who called for florida to put governor desantis down. there is nothing illegal about busting illegals out of the state. i'm reading from the governor's website right now and they announced proposals to fight illegal immigration and protect floridians from the biden border crisis. this is all upcoming legislation so nothing has been done but what they are going to do, the state will not provide discretionary benefits to illegal aliens a

against the former president donald trump and some of his closest associates, including representative mo brooks of alabama, his son donald trump jr., rudy giuliani and members of the proud boys and the oath keepers. and what these groups are contending is that their first amendment rights protect them from being sued for something having to do with what happened on the january 6th insurrection because their lawsuits are claiming that it was the rhetoric by these individuals and others that, in part, led to the violence and chaos here on january 6th. now this hearing is ongoing so far, jake. the judge has asked very difficult questions of the attorneys for both sides of this equation but his ruling will ultu ultimately be very important. not only would it allow these lawsuits to go forward but opens up the door to depositions and discovery, all information that will be very big interest to the public should it move forward. >> republican congressman jim jordan of ohio said last august that he had nothing to hide when the january 6th committee told him to preserve his phone records and said they

three lawsuits looking to hold former president trump and his son don junior and ruoue giuliani and mo brooks liable for their roles in the insurrection. this is what the judge said. he said you have an almost two-hour window where the president does not say stop, get out of the capitol. this is not what i wanted you to do. what do i do about the fact the president didn't denounce the conduct immediately and sent a tweet that arguably exacerbated things? isn't that from plausibility standpoint the president plausibly, and cause me, plausibly agreed with the conduct of the people inside the capitol that day? so trump's lawyer argues that anything he did as president is protected from lawsuits but it seems like the judge is not buying that. how do you see this playing out? >> and the judge should not buy that. remember, you're talking about behavior that led to an attack arguably or to his word, plausibly in a word of trying to attack -- >> easy for you to say, laura. >> you're right to emphasize -- well, no, you're right to emphasize it, don, lemon and believe me, i'm not making fun on actual

generous six committee is now also weighing whether or not to seek testimony from mo brooks of alabama. brooks we know was involved because he was one of the most vocal opponents from the stolen election. and is now the subject of a lawsuit from congressman, eric swalwell, who alleges that he incited the insurrection at that january six. when he made these comments whipping up the crowd while wearing body armor. >> we are not going to let them continue to corrupt our elections. and still from us our god given right to control our nations destiny. today, it's the day that american patriots start taking down names and kicking ass. [applause] >> now our ancestor sacrificed their blood, their sweat, their tears, their fortune and sometimes their lives to give up their descendants. as -- so i have a question for you are you willing to do the same? >> i mean, pretty straightforward right? they sacrificed their blood, and their lives to the cause of our liberty. are you willing to do the same? let's march to the capital. in addition to brooks, it appears as though the committee has found itse

when you have mo brooks out of alabama talking about if we only count the legal votes, then trump is winner. that means the legal votes are those of -- for african-americans, or those coming from african-americans, are those votes coming from latinos, are those votes coming from native americans, are those votes coming from asian americans. it is saying the only real americans are white americans. white conservative americans. those are the only real americans. that is the foundation of this assault. that is why you saw the confederate flag being hauled up in the capital, something that robert e. lee was not even able to do. amy: professor anderson, your fellow georgian, the oldest ever living president jimmy carter, just wrote an op-ed in "the new york times, saying -- amy: there are 200 vigils being held today across the country about voting rights. you have this, well, some call them senator, some call him the other president joe, joe manchin, questioning whether he would change the filibuster rules. talk about how filibuster links to voting and what the weight of voting suppressi

one member mo brooks for example was glad. that was much to the dismay of others in the room. and certainly i think does not carry the sentiment the day has today. >> you were working for mccarthy at the time. i know from talking to a lot of members of congress how worried they were not only for their own lives but also for the lives of their staffers. what did mccarthy have to say to his staff that day and the days after the attack? >> my recollection was that he did not, didn't engage with any of his staff. i didn't get a chance to have any sort of debriefing. my understanding is none of mccarthy's staff were able to connect with him regarding the day's events or how to respond to them frankly. but i'd be remiss if i didn't recount as we were walking back from that secure room we had been evacuated to to complete the day's business on the house floor, speaker pelosi and leader hoyer stopped our floor team to thank us for the job we had done assisting members and con teng the process and continuing the democrat process we wer

republican congressman mo brooks also falsely claiming on twitter on january 6th evidence mounts thatt about it in his own tweet adding i don't know the true facts yet. >> that's not true, of course, the facts are plain to see, and twitter is now simply drawing a harder line on lying about them. anderson. >> thanks very much. >>> up next, a reminder tonight about what's at stake for america told through a life well lived. ty bad... try this robitussin honey. the real honey you love... plus the powerful cough relief you need. mind if i root through your trash? now get powerful relief with robitussin elderberry. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ with chase security features, guidance and convenience, banking feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. trelegy for copd. [coughing] ♪ birds flyin' high, you know how i feel. ♪ ♪ breeze driftin' on by... ♪ if you've been playing down your copd,... ♪ it's a new dawn, it's a new day,... ♪ ...it's time to make a stand. start a new day with trelegy. ♪...and i'm feelin' good. ♪ no once-daily copd medicine... has the power to treat copd in as many ways as trelegy. wi

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hold trump, himself, along with donald trump jr., rudy giuliani, and republican gone congressman mo brookstion. jessica schneider is out front. so, jessica, specifically on this issue of the hearing, trump's lawyer tried to argue today that anything that trump did as president is protected from lawsuits. the judge, though, did not seem to buy that? >> he didn't, erin. really, i mean, the judge pushed back considerably on this idea that trump is somehow shielded from these lawsuits. so, this was, you know, a nearly-five-hour hearing. and in this hearing, lawyers for trump and those other defendants -- they are urging this judge to toss out these lawsuits on multiple grounds but specifically when it came to trump, the judge here repeatedly pointed out that while trump asked the crowd to march to the capitol, he didn't bother speaking out as the violence was unfolding. so this is what the judge told trump's lawyers this afternoon. he said the words are hard to walk back. you have an almost two-hour window where the president does not say stop, get out of the capitol, this is not what i wanted

trump junior, and your colleague, representative mo brooks, in his personal capacity along with rudyliani. i know congressman brooks tried to evade service for that for a long time. what is the status of that lawsuit? >> we have a pivotal hearing on january 10th. it's on the president's motion to dismiss, essentially saying that he is immune -- he has absolute immunity because he's president. our theory is that there are boundaries to that and that when you incite and aim a mob at the capitol to stop lawmakers from certifying the election, that you are outside the boundaries of your immunity, and so chris, look, theory of the case is donald trump and those others who were there invited the mob to the capitol. that's why donald trump was the one who had to tell them to go home. you don't tell them to go home unless you invited them there in the first place and they must be held accountable. if we survive this motion, the next case would be depositions and discovery. >> all right, congressman eric swalwell, thank you so much for your time. >> my pleasure. >>> over 700 people have been

joining me now, alabama republican congressman mo brooks.about this? >> well, i wish that these american corporations would have a greater love of country and show their patriotic values by, first, understanding how bad the communist chinese party regime is. that's important. they are slave masters. you've got basically 10% of the chinese population, that's the chinese communist party members, who rule, and the other 90% do what the party dictates or else they may be disappeared or punished in some fashion. you've got them being a military foe of the united states of america or threatening to invade an ally of the united states, taiwan, even to the point where not so long ago they were not so subtly threatening japan with a nuclear strike should japan have the audacity to abide by its treaty obligations with taiwan. you've got bellicose reactions to australia, and then you've got covid-19. this was made, in my judgment -- david: absolutely. >> -- in a bioweapons lab in wuhan that has resulted in the loss of life of millions of americans. dav

by the way, mo brooks is leading in the primary to replace richard shelby.his is a viewer in texas saying, governor abbott's program for migrants that avoided a border patrol sign stopped by a federal judge. all migrants will be turned over to ice. the migrants not cot by texas police to give their noises clean or leave the state. immigration might be one of the problems you highlight for your state. you have about 10 minutes to let us know what those are. another floridian. jerry, good morning. caller: good morning to all and thanks for taking my call. i have an issue with those two guys previous hoop called from florida -- who called for florida to put governor desantis down. there is nothing illegal about busting illegals out of the state. i'm reading from the governor's website right now and they announced proposals to fight illegal immigration and protect floridians from the biden border crisis. this is all upcoming legislation so nothing has been done but what they are going to do, the state will not provide discretionary benefits to illegal aliens and