A committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has requested an interview with Rep. Jim Jordan. The Republican lawmaker from Ohio is the second sitting member of Congress the panel has asked to speak with.
In a letter to Jordan, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, Democratic chairman of the panel, said the panel wants the lawmaker to provide information for its investigation surrounding his communications with then-President Donald Trump on Jan. 6 and Trump’s efforts to challenge the result of the 2020 election.
The request is the second by the nine-member panel this week and launches a new phase for the lawmakers on the committee, who have so far resisted going after one of their own as they investigate the insurrection by supporters and his efforts to overturn the election. Thompson writes that Jordan has already publicly signaled a willingness to cooperate with the panel’s efforts to get answers about Jan. 6, citing the lawmaker’s quote from that October hearing: “I’ve said all along, I have nothing to hide. I’ve been straightforward all along.”
In response, Tim Mulvey, a committee spokesperson, said while the panel prefers to gather evidence from members “cooperatively,” it will pursue such information “using other tools” if necessary.
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