'Chairman Jim Jordan appeared to enjoy Gaetz's performance even more than Gaetz, continuously beaming and laughing during Gaetz's questions,' Shan Wu wrote.
Shan Wu, a former federal prosecutor who testified during this week's House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing, criticized Republican Representatives Jim Jordan of Ohio and Matt Gaetz of Florida in an opinion column on Saturday for their line of questioning.
But it's a show that masks the real dangers of using the trappings of Congress to interfere with the administration of justice,' he concluded.Newsweek has reached out to Jordan and Gaetz's office via email for comment.Wu was one out of three others who testified during Tuesday's hearing including, professor of law and a federal campaign finance expert Bradley Smith, former New York state judge John H. Wilson, a former federal prosecutor Jonathan L. Fahey.
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