After saying he was praying for the safety of Capitol Police, Brooks, R-Ala., expressed some degree of sympathy with those upset at the federal government.
who threatened to detonate a truck bomb in front of the Library of Congress, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., issued a statement in which he said he understood “citizenry anger directed at dictatorial Socialism.”
“Although this terrorist’s motivation is not yet publicly known, and generally speaking, I understand citizenry anger directed at dictatorial Socialism and its threat to liberty, freedom and the very fabric of American society,” Brooks wrote. The suspect, who surrendered following a standoff with Capitol Police, was identified as Floyd Ray Roseberry of Grover, N.C. He was taken into custody shortly after 2 p.m. ET, shortly before Brooks posted his statement to Twitter.
In July, the Justice Department declined to represent Brooks in a lawsuit filed by Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., that accuses him of helping incite the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
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