Republican says Trump asked him to ‘rescind’ 2020 election and remove Biden from office
by Martin Pengelly in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5XEB1)
Mo Brooks of Alabama appeared at the rally before the Capitol assault and is under scrutiny by January 6 committee
The Alabama Republican congressman Mo Brooks said on Tuesday Donald Trump asked him to rescind" the 2020 election, remove Joe Biden from the White House and reinstate Trump.
The extraordinary statement came in an angry response to a withdrawn endorsement in a US Senate race. Trump was angered that Brooks was insufficiently toeing his line on calling the 2020 election a fraud.
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