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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A lawsuit against the men who spoke at a rally before the Capitol riot on January 6 is putting the Justice Department in a tricky position. That s because the men who spoke are federal officials, and the department is considering whether that means, as such, they deserve immunity because they acted within the scope of their jobs that day. NPR s Carrie Johnson reports.
CARRIE JOHNSON, BYLINE: Alabama Republican Mo Brooks stood before the crowd on January 6 and uttered these words.
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Washington Republican Congressman Mo Brooks of Alabama was served Sunday with a lawsuit filed against him by Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell of California over his role in the January 6 assault on the Capitol after Swalwell s initial efforts to track Brooks down were unsuccessful.
Brooks on Sunday tweeted that his wife was served the complaint, filed by Swalwell in March, and accused the congressman s team of criminally trespassing on his property. HORRIBLE Swalwell s team committed a CRIME by unlawfully sneaking INTO MY HOUSE & accosting my wife! Brooks wrote. Alabama Code 13A-7-2: 1st degree criminal trespass. Year in jail. $6000 fine.
Dozens have been charged with conspiracy, a charge that alleges defendants coordinated with others to commit an offense, including 16 Oath Keepers who have been indicted together in a single conspiracy case.
More than 350 were charged with entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds, and more than 35 were charged with entering the Capitol with a dangerous or deadly weapon, the spokesperson said.
More than 25 defendants have been charged under a destruction of government property statute. During proceedings for three of those defendants, the government said their crimes amounted to terrorism an allegation that is not itself a charge but could influence prison sentences if they are found guilty.