Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), who is currently a candidate for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat, paid out over $25,000 to former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort just days after receiving an endorsement from Trump.
Brooks is running for the seat being vacated by Sen. Richard Shelby, who has announced he will not run for reelection in 2022. The seat has been rated as “solid” for the Republican Party by multiple political ratings organizations.
On Thursday, in a federal campaign finance filing, Brooks’ campaign disclosed that it had paidover $25,000 to Mar-a-Lago for catering and event space. Shelby held a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago on April 23 and Trump, who currently lives at the resort after losing the presidential election, was scheduled to be in attendance. Continue reading.