Justice in legal knot in Mo Brooks, Trump case
| The Justice Department is facing a decision over whether to help insulate Rep. Mo Brooks from a civil lawsuit claiming the Alabama Republican was among those responsible for inciting a mob to storm the Capitol on January 6.
How the DOJ answers the legal argument from Brooks, who asked Justice to intervene in the case, could affect former President Trump, who is a defendant in the same court battle. It could also affect how the department prosecutes hundreds of cases against the rioters themselves. |
