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Pence aide got text from Scalise staffer calling Mo Brooks and others ‘crazies’

By Virginia Aabram
Published December 29, 2022 9:22pm ET
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Pence aide got text from Scalise staffer calling Mo Brooks and others ‘crazies’
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., speaks during an interview. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

An aide to House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) called the lawmakers who pushed to block the certification of the 2020 election “crazies” while communicating with a member of former Vice President Mike Pence‘s staff, a new Jan. 6 committee transcript shows.

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Donald Trump House of Representatives January 6 January 6 Commission Mark Meadows Mike Pence Steve Scalise