A statement from Jordan’s press spokesman, Russell Dye, called the referral “just another partisan and political stunt.”
lacked a “legitimate legislative purpose,” and asserted his testimony was sought “for purposes of harassment, embarrassment, the self-aggrandizement of the Select Committee members,” and to “weaken my position in the future.”
“He participated in numerous post-election meetings in which senior White House officials, Rudolph Giuliani, and others, discussed strategies for challenging the election, chief among them claims that the election had been tainted by fraud,” the report said. “On January 2, 2021, Representative Jordan led a conference call in which he, President Trump, and other Members of Congress discussed strategies for delaying the January 6th joint session.
“During that time, Giuliani has testified, he was attempting to reach Members of Congress after the joint session resumed to encourage them to continue objecting to Joe Biden’s electoral votes. And, in the days following January 6th, Representative Jordan spoke with White House staff about the prospect of Presidential pardons for Members of Congress.”
Because Republicans, led by McCarthy, will take control of the House of Representatives in January, the referral to the House Ethics Committee is unlikely to result in sanctions against the Champaign County Republican. “We have every confidence that the work of this committee will help provide a roadmap to justice and that the agencies and institutions responsible for ensuring justice under the law will use the information we provided to aid in their work,” said the committee’s Democratic chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi.
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