May 2, 2022, 11:30 p.m. • 4 minutes reading Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article The House of Representatives committee on Jan. 6 on Monday called for the cooperation of three other Republicans in the House linked to the January 6 Capitol attack and former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona and Mo Brooks of Alabama were among a group of far-right lawmakers who met with Trump at the White House in December 2020. Biggs’ name was also mentioned in connection with an attempt by some Republicans in Parliament to ask for a pardon in the aftermath of the presidential election, according to the commission. Brooks also recently revealed that Trump has repeatedly asked him to “cancel” the last election – in a statement after the former president approved his opponent in the GOP by-elections in the Alabama Senate. Spokesman Ronnie Jackson, R-Texas, a former Trump doctor in the White House and a member of Congress, referred to encrypted communications between members of the Oath Keepers militia group as “in need of protection,” according to court records. He was also in the Parliament hall at the roadblock with Capitol police officers as they prevented the rioters. Supporters of President Trump invade the US Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021. In their statements, all three representatives stated that they would not cooperate with the requests of the Parliamentary committee on January 6 for deposits and information. “I will not participate in the illegal House of Representatives committee that the Democrats liked on Jan. 6,” Biggs said in a statement posted on Twitter. “The commission has been a fraud since its inception. Its entire purpose is to destroy President Trump and his supporters, to intimidate members of Congress, and to divert American attention from real issues that are destroying this country. The commission works with “The same prejudice. in the Salem witch trials. Everyone is guilty and they have to prove their innocence. They base their witch hunts on dubious media accounts.” “I would once have voluntarily testified before Nancy Pelosi’s Witch Hunting Committee, provided the testimony was public, the questioners were members of Congress, and the questions were limited to January 6 events. But that time is long gone.” said Brooks. in a statement. “I have already given many affidavits and public statements for January 6. “Right now, just before the US Senate election in Alabama, if they want to talk, they have to send me a summons, which I will fight.” Jackson, who sparked the committee’s interest because he referred to members of the Oath Keepers militia group in encrypted messages on Jan. 6, also said he would not help the committee’s investigation – calling it a “ruthless crusade” against Trump. The Jan. 6 committee has already requested information and testimony from GOP delegates Jim Jordan of Ohio, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California. Everyone refused to cooperate. Committee members say the committee was reluctant to issue summonses to incumbent members of Congress to co-operate, given the practical, political and legal implications of such an action. This is a story that unfolds. Check again for updates.
