Category: Jim Jordan

Rep. Jordan: GOP House Majority Would Investigate Allegations Fauci Undercut COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said that a Republican in the House would investigate allegations that White House COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci was involved in trying to shut down narratives about the virus possibly leaking from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. In January of this year, Republican lawmakers disclosed a conference call that included Fauci, former National…


Rep. Jordan Says House Jan. 6 Committee Altered Evidence, Showing Nothing New

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said members of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol breach altered a text message exchange between him and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. “We also know that this committee has altered evidence and lied to the American people about it, so much so that they had to…


FBI Is Allegedly ‘Purging’ Employees With Conservative Views: Rep. Jordan

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Tuesday claimed that the FBI is “purging” employees who hold conservative viewpoints. In a letter (pdf) to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Jordan, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, said that multiple whistleblowers at the law enforcement agency had come forward alleging retaliatory actions to employees who had engaged in “disfavored…


FBI ‘Purging’ Employees With Conservative Views: Rep. Jordan

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Tuesday claimed that the FBI is “purging” employees who hold conservative viewpoints. In a letter (pdf) to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Jordan, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, said that multiple whistleblowers at the law enforcement agency had come forward alleging retaliatory actions to employees who had engaged in “disfavored…


GOP House Lawmakers Criticize Biden Admin for ‘Unlawfully Expanding’ Obamacare

Two House Republicans have criticized the Biden administration for what they view as an unlawful expansion of Obamacare subsidies. “The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would unlawfully expand eligibility for taxpayer-subsidized health insurance under ObamaCare,” Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote in a letter (pdf) dated…


House Republicans Inquire About Role of White House in Protests at Conservative Justices’ Residences

Two top Republicans in the U.S. House asked for answers from the White House about its role in the protests at the private residences of some conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) on Friday asked the White House in a letter to: Identify all communications between the Executive…


Jim Jordan: Protests at Supreme Court Justice Homes ‘Direct Violation of the Law’

The protests at the homes of Supreme Court justices poised to overturn Roe v. Wade are violating federal law, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) says. “What’s happening here is a direct violation of the law. And it’s meant to influence, it’s meant to intimidate, the Supreme Court justices because of the draft opinion that was leaked,”…


House Republican Says Musk/Twitter Records Must Be Preserved by FTC

WASHINGTON—Representative Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, asked the chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday to preserve its records related to Elon Musk’s pending acquisition of Twitter Inc. The request indicates that Jordan may investigate the FTC’s merger review. Jordan expressed concern about statements by the…


Top Republican Raises His ‘Only’ Concern With Durham Investigation

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has said that he is disputing one claim made by special counsel John Durham in his case against a former Clinton campaign lawyer who was charged last year with lying to the FBI. Michael Sussmann, who had worked for the Clinton campaign-hired Perkins Coie lawyer, was charged by Durham’s team with…


Republicans Request FBI Briefing After Whistleblower Raises Questions About Investigation of Pipe Bombs Set Near DNC, RNC Headquarters

Ohio Republican lawmaker Jim Jordan said he has requested a briefing with the FBI after a whistleblower allegedly disclosed information regarding the bureau’s investigation into pipe bombs planted near the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington the night before the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Jordan, who is ranking member…