Republican Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks, who has been avoiding public appearances so as to prevent process servers from finding him to slap him with a subpoena for Democratic California Congressman Eric Swalwell’s lawsuit over Brooks’ role in the January 6th insurrectionist attack at the Capitol.
According to CNN, Swalwell’s legal team hired private investigators to delivery the subpoena because Brooks has been actively avoiding public areas where he could be served. The team successfully last night served the subpoena to Brooks’ wife at their Alabama home.
“Well, Swalwell FINALLY did his job, served complaint (on my WIFE). HORRIBLE Swalwell’s team committed a CRIME by unlawfully sneaking INTO MY HOUSE & accosting my wife!” Brooks wrote on Twitter.
Swalwell is suing Brooks, claiming Brooks’ speech at a “stop the steal” rally held earlier in the day incited insurrectionists to attack the Capitol.
Brooks can claim to a court that he was served the subpoena illegally, which would likely result in Brooks being served the subpoena at that hearing.