Justice Department Declines to Back Rep. Brooks in Lawsuit Over Jan. 6 Breach

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) speaks to the media at the Bullet and Barrel gun range before formally announcing his candidacy to represent Alabama in the U.S. Senate in Huntsville, Alabama, on March 22, 2021. Ivan Pentchoukov/The Epoch Times

The Department of Justice has declined Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Ala.) request to intervene in a lawsuit related to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) sued Brooks, former President Donald Trump, and others in March, claiming they incited the breach through comments made at a rally earlier that day.