The new House GOP leadership has pledged to make extensive use of subpoenas in pursuit of its agenda.
Representative Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican, is seen. The GOP lawmaker was called out over the weekend by Representative Ted Lieu, a California Democrat, for his past refusal to answer House committee subpoenas.The tweet read simply,"Kanye. Elon. Trump," and became a point of mockery and condemnation online before it was eventually deleted.
"One thing I've learned: People who mislead folks on small things mislead them on big things," Jordan said in the quote shared by Lieu.-Jim Jordan, December 8, 2022
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