US House of Representatives
June 7, 2021, 8:32 am
Alabama representative Mo Brooks is drawing criticism and ridicule after seemingly tweeting out a picture showing sensitive information.
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Brooks, who is a Republican, was complaining about California Congressman Eric Swalwell serving him with a long-awaited lawsuit that seeks to hold him and others, such as Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani, accountable for inciting violence at the Capitol on January 6.
Swalwell had to hire a private investigator after numerous attempts to serve Brooks with the lawsuit, due to Brooks allegedly dodging those attempts. On Sunday, the investigator was finally able to deliver the papers to Brooks’ home and leave them with his wife.
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“Well, Swalwell FINALLY did his job, served complaint (on my WIFE),” Brooks wrote. “HORRIBLE Swalwell’s team committed a CRIME by unlawfully sneaking INTO MY HOUSE & accosting my wife!”
The criminal accusations have not been elaborated on, and Swalwell’s lawyer denies that they have any credibility, but Brooks throwing a fit about criminal trespassing after being accused of inciting Capitol rioters in and of itself would be a pretty ridicule-worthy tweet.
However, the Congressman did something even more absurd at the same time. He apparently felt the need to include a photo of text citing Alabama’s criminal trespass law, and rather than take a screenshot, he took an actual picture of his computer monitor—which appeared to have his Gmail password and his PIN taped to the bottom.
While ranting like a lunatic and claiming to be a victim because his wife was handed a piece of paper, Mo Brooks accidentally tweeted his Gmail password and pin numbers.
He’s Mr. Underhill from Fletch. pic.twitter.com/w6YyyqF9o9
— Josh Moon
(@Josh_Moon) June 6, 2021
No small number of critics pointed out that Brooks sits on the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, yet seems to have so tenuous a grasp on technology that he doesn’t know how to take a screenshot, can’t remember his own password, and out of sheer stupidity, may have just compromised sensitive information.
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From looking at this I am just going to guess and say that Mo Brooks has a wife with a name that begins with the letters Mar.
54/56 look like ages. Him and hers.
The pin has two Ms.. Mo / Mar again. The numbers look like area codes. Or first 3 of phone.
— Justin Russell
#VoteBlue
Honestly, taking a “screenshot” of your computer with your camera, posting your pin for all to see on Twitter, and using birthdate info for your pin is the most Boomer thing I’ve ever seen.
—
L
(@RQsBoss) June 7, 2021
Well I don’t know about you, but I’m totally enjoying being owned. Own me more, Mo!
— Matt
(@MabusMatthew) June 7, 2021
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But just because he made such a colossal mistake with his passwords didn’t mean people were willing to let Brooks’ complaints about being served with a lawsuit go unmentioned.
Bahaha! Omg who would tape that info to their screen?!
That’s against rules at work, maybe he’s at home.
But then to take a picture of it…
& Upload to twitter… Wow.
Shoulda accepted getting served (I detest the shoulda ppl but very true in this case).— MochaBlondie (@MochaBlondie) June 7, 2021
If only he complied…
— Just Elizabeth
(@Eiggam5955) June 7, 2021
The photo with Brooks’ password was not taken down until roughly 18 hours after he tweeted it. It is not immediately clear whether anyone has used the password to access his account.
*First Published: June 7, 2021, 8:32 am
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