Mo Brooks says heâs âmildly surprisedâ Jack Smith hasnât contacted him
Former Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks said Thursday the special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump has not contacted him about the former president asking him to illegally overturn the 2020 election.
Brooks said he was “mildly surprised” Jack Smith’s office hasn’t sought him out for details on Trump’s alleged crimes, adding that he would tell Smith what he knows if asked.
“Yeah, if they asked me to, I’d explain what I know about it. Whether it’s relevant or material, I’m not sure,” ,” the former congressman told NBC News. “I was shocked [Trump] was so blatant about it — illegal conduct.”
Brooks, who represented the Huntsville area in the House from 2011 until early January, had been a strong supporter of Trump. He was among the speakers at Trump’s “Save America” rally, where Brooks told the crowd. The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol occurred shortly after the rally.
Brooks’ relationship with Trump soured when the former congressman told the crowd at a Cullman rally to move beyond the 2020 election.
Trump had initially endorsed Brooks in Alabama’s GOP primary for U.S. Senate but then rescinded his backing in favor of the eventual winner, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt. The former president blamed what he perceived as Brooks’ lackluster campaign performance and his comments at the Cullman rally.
The former president asked the Brooks to violate the law in an effort to overturn the 2020 election, according to Brooks.
“Donald Trump wanted me to do four things: advocate rescinding the election, advocate physically removing Joe Biden from the White House, advocate reinstating Donald Trump as president of the United States and advocate a new special election for president of the United States — all of which violate the U.S. Constitution and federal law,” Brooks told NBC News. “And after I got done explaining that to him, he withdrew his endorsement and endorsed my opponent. So I’m mildly surprised none of these people have made inquiries about the details of this, but it is what it is.”