Tag: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)

House Republicans Reject Democratic Pressure to Disinvite RFK Jr. From Testifying on Censorship

Republicans on the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government are moving ahead with plans to hear testimony from Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, after House Democrats and their supporters raised accusations Mr. Kennedy had made anti-Semitic remarks. At a July 11 campaign event, Mr. Kennedy described research indicating that the…


Democrats Are Trying to ‘Cancel’ Sen. Feinstein, GOP’s Jordan Says

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) warns Democrats that their party appears to be attempting to “cancel” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). Jordan made his comments during an April 17 episode of “Fox & Friends,” where he fielded questions about the ailing senator’s participation in the upper chamber of Congress. Feinstein, 89, was diagnosed with shingles in late…


Rep. Jordan Subpoenas FBI Director Wray, Says Undercover Agent Developed Plan to Spy on Catholics

The chair of the House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed FBI Director Christopher Wray for all records relating to a leaked internal memo that proposed developing sources in traditionalist Catholic parishes to inform on potential “violent extremists” in those houses of worship. In an April 10 letter (pdf) attached to the subpoena, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim…


FBI Undercover Agent Developed Plan to Spy on Catholics: Jordan

The chair of the House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed FBI Director Christopher Wray for all records relating to a leaked internal memo that proposed developing sources in traditionalist Catholic parishes to inform on potential “violent extremists” in those houses of worship. In an April 10 letter (pdf) attached to the subpoena, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim…


Rep. Jordan Says Subpoena ‘On the Table’ for Manhattan DA After Trump Indictment

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said a subpoena is on the table if it will compel Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to testify about his recent decision to prosecute former President Donald Trump. Last month, after Trump revealed he is facing prosecution by Bragg’s office, Jordan joined Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Bryan Steil (R-Wisc.) on a…


House Republicans Demand Testimony From Former Prosecutor Who Called for Trump Charges

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan on Wednesday demanded answers from a former New York special assistant district attorney who led a probe to scour “every facet” of former President Donald Trump’s finances. In his letter to Mark Pomerantz, Jordan requested his cooperation with the committee’s oversight of New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s…


Rep. Bryan Steil Floats Pulling Federal Funds for DAs Who Are ‘Grinding a Political Axe’

Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), who chairs the House Administration Committee, has raised the possibility of Congress pulling federal funds away from local district attorneys if lawmakers determine that those DAs are using their prosecutorial powers to go after political foes. “Often the federal government is funding and providing resources to prosecutors across the United States….


GOP House Chairman Says Manhattan DA Facing Deadline for Congressional Testimony

House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) said a New York district attorney leading the investigation to potentially arrest former President Donald Trump is facing a deadline to answer questions before three congressional panels. “We gave him until Thursday to come forward,” Steil told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview about the push to demand…


House Democrats Slam FBI Whistleblowers, Republican Investigation as ‘Partisan’

FBI whistleblowers who testified before the House Judiciary Committee are mere conspiracy theorists who offered no real evidence of wrongdoing at the Department of Justice or FBI according to Democratic committee staff members. Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Stacey Plaskett (D-N.Y.) alleged that the Republican-led investigation is motivated by partisanship and is tainted by “disturbing…


Jim Jordan Dissatisfied With FBI Response to School Protests Subpoena: ‘I Got Like Four Documents’

The FBI provided four pieces of paper in response to a House subpoena regarding the agency’s treatment of parents protesting school board actions in 2021, according to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, in February issued subpoenas to the Department of Justice…