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Rep. Mo Brooks: Insurrectionists Ruined My Effort To Overturn The Election

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementBrook’s statement perfectly captures Republican lawmakers’ refusal to accept responsibility for the attempted insurrection last Wednesday. For months, top Biden’s presidential win and have instead elevated debunked claims of election fraud.AdvertisementAfter the attack on the Capitol, several Republican lawmakers who had spent weeks questioning the legitimacy of the election said their intention was never to actually overturn the results but only spark debate about the security of elections. Many of these same Republican lawmakers had previously and requiring voting machines to have backup paper ballots.Trump and his allies filed more than 50 lawsuits trying to overturn election results in a handful of states. Nearly all of the lawsuits were either dismissed or dropped for a lack of evidence or merit. There has been no evidence of widespread fraud in the November presidential election.AdvertisementInterestingly, Brooks, who endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for president in 2016, was once very critical of Trump, calling him a serial adulterer and “notorious flip-flopper.” Four year later, he faces being publicly reprimanded for his defense of Trump’s presidency.AdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementBrook’s statement perfectly captures Republican lawmakers’ refusal to accept responsibility for the attempted insurrection last Wednesday. For months, top Biden’s presidential win and have instead elevated debunked claims of election fraud.AdvertisementAfter the attack on the Capitol, several Republican lawmakers who had spent weeks questioning the legitimacy of the election said their intention was never to actually overturn the results but only spark debate about the security of elections. Many...

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