Republican Rep. Mo Brooks (Ala.) on Wednesday told reporters that he plans to challenge the Electoral College votes when Congress meets to certify the election for President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 6.
Brooks revealed his plans in phone interviews with Politico and AL.com, repeating President Trump’s claims without evidence that the 2020 election had widespread cases of voter fraud.
“In my judgment, if only lawful votes by eligible American citizens were cast, Donald Trump won the Electoral College by a significant margin, and Congress’s certification should reflect that,” Brooks told Politico. “This election was stolen by the socialists engaging in extraordinary voter fraud and election theft measures.”
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Brooks reportedly added that he has had “indirect communication” with some senators about potentially joining forces, though he declined to provide further details.
The lawmaker, also a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, told Politico that he has discussed the procedural maneuver with some members of GOP leadership, but they did not give him a “thumbs-up” or a “thumbs-down.”
The congressman told Politico that he may still object to the vote if no others decide to join him, acknowledging it would serve as a symbolic protest rather than a forceful challenge to the election result.
In his conversation with AL.com, Brooks claimed that Biden was “the largest beneficiary of illegally cast votes in the history of the United States.”
The Trump ally has repeatedly come to the president’s defense in claiming Biden had an “unlawful victory,” writing in a Nov. 7 tweet, “There’s no way I’ll vote in the House to ratify the Electoral College votes of states where illegal votes distorted the will of the people in those states who voted legally.”
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Mo Brooks planning to challenge Electoral College votes, claims "Donald Trump won the Electoral College by a significant margin, and Congress’s certification should reflect that." https://t.co/ae03IlnxPk pic.twitter.com/EPSQvbNEwy
— The Hill (@thehill) December 2, 2020
And here's Mo Brooks affirming the reason for Trump's shout-out, by lodging a totally baseless conspiracy claim: https://t.co/A5Rhjo9u1W
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 3, 2020
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