Jordan pivoted when asked if he was bothered by hush-money payments Michael Cohen made to women on Trump's behalf.
During an appearance on ABC's This Week, Republican Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio defended and deflected criticisms of President Donald Trump and speculated that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference wouldn't be the"bombshell" Democrats were hoping for.
Host George Stephanopoulos then cited evidence that 14 associates of Trump had more than 100 contacts with Russian nationals and asked if that concerned Jordan, who didn't respond to the question directly. Instead, he noted that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had confidence that Mueller would be able to carry out the investigation and sleuth out facts.
"So, just to be clear, the president's involvement in those hush money payments doesn't concern you?," Stephanopoulos asked. The Ohio lawmaker has been highly critical from the outset of Mueller's investigation, which lasted 22 months and netted 34 indictments of both Russian nationals and people from within President Donald Trump's inner circle. The charges include hacking emails, lying to investigators and financial crimes, among others.
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