GOP Congressman Mo Brooks asks court to grant him immunity from January 6 suit

Washington — Republican Congressman Mo Brooks of Alabama is asking a federal court to grant him immunity from a lawsuit alleging he incited the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6.

Brooks argued in a filing with the U.S. district court in the District of Columbia he was acting within the scope of his employment as a member of the House when he delivered a speech at a rally outside the White House on January 6.  After his speech and remarks from former President Donald Trump, scores of the former president's supporters descended upon the Capitol and breached the building in an attempt to stop Congress from reaffirming President Biden's win. Five people died and hundreds of people, including law enforcement protecting the building and lawmakers inside, were injured.