'Rich beyond measure': Jamie Raskin tears into Jim Jordan for subpoena hypocrisy
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Rich beyond measure': Jamie Raskin tears into Jim Jordan for subpoena hypocrisy

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Rep. Jim Jordan defended snubbing a House committee after he was subpoenaed to testify about the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021. During a Wednesday House floor debate on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt, Rep. Jamie Raskin argued that claims of Department of Justice "weaponization" against Republicans "melted away" after President Joe Biden's son Hunter was convicted of three felonies. Raskin accused Republicans of sending former President Donald Trump's felony conviction "down the Orwellian memory hole to save someone hurt feelings." "It's rich beyond measure, like a billionaire rich, to be asked to hold the attorney general in contempt by people who themselves received subpoenas to testify before the January 6th Committee, who never rendered a single document nor a single minute of testimony to the January 6th Committee," Raskin said. "First of all, I never said I wouldn't testify in front of the January 6th Committee," the Ohio Republican insisted.

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'Their testimony is vital': Jim Jordan seeks AG help to get Trump investigators to testify
1 week, 6 days ago

'Their testimony is vital': Jim Jordan seeks AG help to get Trump investigators to testify

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Rep. Jim Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, has demanded that the Justice Department prosecutors who oversaw Donald Trump's cases appear for questions. Politico reported Tuesday that Jordan requested Attorney General Pam Bondi help him out by ensuring one current and one former staffer speak to the committee. Both individuals worked for special counsel Jack Smith, whom Attorney General …

'You're not done?' CNN's Bash presses Jim Jordan over plan to pursue Jack Smith
2 months, 1 week ago

'You're not done?' CNN's Bash presses Jim Jordan over plan to pursue Jack Smith

Raw Story  

Ex special counsel Jack Smith may have dropped his cases against President-elect Donald Trump, but Rep. Jim Jordan claimed he wasn't done yet with the special counsel. After Trump won the presidency in November, Jordan's Oversight committee sent a letter to the Justice Department telling Smith to "preserve your records" related to the Trump election interference case and the classified …

'Abuse of power': Jim Jordan gets scathing response from subpoena target
6 months, 2 weeks ago

'Abuse of power': Jim Jordan gets scathing response from subpoena target

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The subject of a subpoena issued by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan hit back at the Trump ally on Friday and accused him of abusing his power. "I am objecting to the subpoena issued by Jim Jordan and the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee in its entirety," wrote Nellis. Nellis said the subpoena "relies almost entirely" on baseless claims from conspiratorial …

'Baseless conspiracy': Dem operative hits back after subpoena from Jim Jordan
7 months ago

'Baseless conspiracy': Dem operative hits back after subpoena from Jim Jordan

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Longtime Democratic operative and digital fundraiser Mike Nellis revealed on Wednesday that Rep. Jim Jordan had subpoenaed information from his company Authentic Campaigns and one of the company's employees. "We have just received a subpoena from Jim Jordan and the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee," Nellis wrote in a statement on X. "This is yet another abuse of power, aimed at …

Comer and Jordan duck reporters' questions during Hunter Biden hearing break
1 year, 1 month ago

Comer and Jordan duck reporters' questions during Hunter Biden hearing break

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Reps. James Comer and Jim Jordan are not known for being camera shy, but they apparently had little to say at the halfway point of what was supposed to have been the crowning moment of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. According to Punchbowl News' Max Cohen, "Comer and Jordan wouldn’t respond to questions on how the deposition was …

'It's easy to discredit him': Dem lays out blueprint for taking down Jim Jordan
1 year, 6 months ago

'It's easy to discredit him': Dem lays out blueprint for taking down Jim Jordan

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Rep. Eric Swalwell encouraged his colleagues to seriously crack down on Rep. Jim Jordan's partisanship while leading Judiciary Committee hearings. "You had quite a moment this week at a hearing where Attorney General Merrick Garland was testifying," MSNBC host Jen Psaki told Swalwell in a Sunday interview. "We don't punch back hard enough," he replied. And Jordan, it's easy to …

Jim Jordan subpoenas former Trump hush money payoff prosecutor who said ex-president is ‘guilty’
1 year, 11 months ago

Jim Jordan subpoenas former Trump hush money payoff prosecutor who said ex-president is ‘guilty’

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House Republican Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, ignoring a stern warning from Alvin Bragg to not interfere with his hush money payoff probe into Donald Trump, has issued a subpoena to one of two former New York prosecutors who resigned over what appeared at the time to be the Manhattan District Attorney's decision to stall the investigation. In a statement from …

GOPer forced to scramble after being reminded Jim Jordan ignored his Jan. 6 subpoena
2 years ago

GOPer forced to scramble after being reminded Jim Jordan ignored his Jan. 6 subpoena

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Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union' to make his case that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg needs to appear before Republicans and explain why he is investigating Donald Trump, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer painted himself into a corner when he suggested Bragg might be subpoenaed. With Bragg's office firing back at GOP House members who have been …

Jim Jordan lashes out at Dem after she criticizes his ‘premature’ subpoenas
2 years, 1 month ago

Jim Jordan lashes out at Dem after she criticizes his ‘premature’ subpoenas

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Rep Jim Jordan was put out in a House Judiciary Committee hearing when Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett pointed out, in conversation with a witness, that he has not made any effort to establish amicable dialogue with agencies he wants to oversee before immediately rushing to issue subpoenas. "This one-page DOJ memo that we've made much ado about says, in …

Democrat Jamie Raskin blasts House GOP’s ‘weaponisation’ committee as a way to boost Trump’s 2024 run
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrat Jamie Raskin blasts House GOP’s ‘weaponisation’ committee as a way to boost Trump’s 2024 run

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House investigators push back deadline for Jim Jordan subpoena — but warn he must cooperate
2 years, 10 months ago

House investigators push back deadline for Jim Jordan subpoena — but warn he must cooperate

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On Wednesday, CNN reported that investigators on the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection have notified Rep. Jim Jordan that they do not accept his reasoning for resisting their subpoena and expect him to comply — but will give him extra time to do so. "Last week, Jordan responded to the committee's subpoena by contesting its constitutionality …

Jim Jordan wants to see all the evidence against him before complying with Jan. 6 subpoena: report
2 years, 10 months ago

Jim Jordan wants to see all the evidence against him before complying with Jan. 6 subpoena: report

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On Wednesday, The Guardianreported that Rep. Jim Jordan is demanding that the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol turn over the material that put him under scrutiny before he complies with the subpoena issued to him. "The response by Jordan — the top Republican on the House judiciary committee who spoke to Donald Trump …

Jim Jordan refuses to tell Jan. 6 panel about Trump calls after claiming he had “nothing to hide”
3 years, 2 months ago

Jim Jordan refuses to tell Jan. 6 panel about Trump calls after claiming he had “nothing to hide”

Salon  

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said on Sunday that he is refusing to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, after previously claiming he had "nothing to hide." Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., last month asked Jordan to provide information about his "multiple communications" with former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. But in a letter …

Jim Jordan: Republican defense of congressman shows how Trump’s transgressions have trickled down.
6 years, 8 months ago

Jim Jordan: Republican defense of congressman shows how Trump’s transgressions have trickled down.

Slate  

Rep. Jim Jordan, a founding member of the Freedom Caucus and a candidate to replace Paul Ryan as speaker, is one of the most firebrand conservatives in the House of Representatives. Former Sen. Jim DeMint wrote that “Jordan isn’t being accused; he’s being railroaded.” In Congress, Jordan’s colleagues are similarly supportive. “I’m all in for Jim.” And of course, President …

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