August 4, 2021
"I VAS ONLY FOLLOWING ORDERS...":
Seeking Immunity From Suit Over Jan. 6th Attack, Rep. Mo Brooks Tells Judge He Was Simply 'Cooperating' with the 'White House' (JERRY LAMBE, Aug 4th, 2021, Law & Crime)
"It is absolutely a part of the job and duties of the U.S. Congressman from Alabama's 5th Congressional District that the Congressman cooperate with the White House whenever possible and appropriate to protect and promote the direct and indirect jobs tied to federal activities in Alabama's 5th Congressional District," Brooks wrote. "Cooperating, or not cooperating, with the White House affects a Congressman's effectiveness. Certainly rejecting the request of the White House to give a speech at the Ellipse could hurt a Congressman's effectiveness.
Can you really be less effective than never having authored and passed a single piece of legislation?
Posted by Orrin Judd at August 4, 2021 6:03 PM