House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan took to the airwaves Sunday to defend Donald Trump after a grand jury charged the former president with mishandling classified documents.
The Ohio Republican characterized the charges as politically motivated and inconsistent with how other high-profile figures have been treated over alleged wrongdoing.
“This is as political as it gets,” Mr. Jordan said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And frankly, it’s part of a pattern. We’ve seen it time and time again with the president over the last seven years. They try one thing then they try another. They’ve continued to go after him, and I think anyone with common sense can see that.”The 37-count indictment laid out allegations that Mr.
“If he wants to store material in a box in a bathroom, if he wants to store it in a box on the stage, he can do that. That is just what the law and the standard is,” Mr. Jordan said. “This just underscores how political this whole thing is.”
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