House Jan. 6 Select Committee Responds to Jim Jordan’s Stonewall, Claims ‘Team Trump’ Got to Him

U.S. House Rep Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter yesterday to the House Jan. 6 Select Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) where he stonewalled their efforts to get him to assist with their investigation.

In a four-page letter, Jordan told Thompson that he has “no relevant information” that would assist the committee’s investigation.

The committee issued a response today where they claimed that “Team Trump” must have gotten to him and accused him of backtracking after he previously said he has “nothing to hide” with regard to his actions surrounding Jan. 6.

A committee spokesperson declared, “Mr. Jordan has previously said that he would cooperate with the committee’s investigation, but it now appears that the Trump team has persuaded him to try to hide the facts and circumstances of January 6th.”

“The Select Committee will respond to this letter in more detail in the coming days and will consider appropriate next steps,” the spokesperson explained.

The committee hurled accusations in their statement and suggested, “Mr. Jordan’s letter fails to address the principal bases for the Select Committee’s request for a meeting, including that he worked directly with President Trump and the Trump legal team to attempt to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election.”

“Mr. Jordan has admitted that he spoke directly to President Trump on January 6th and is thus a material witness. Mr. Jordan’s letter to the committee fails to address these facts,” the statement added.

Jordan had noted in the letter, “At the time of the security breach of the Capitol, I was present in the House Chamber performing my official duties pursuant to the U.S. Constitution and federal law.”

“The other topics referenced in your letter likewise related to the performance of official duties. Your attempt to pry into the deliberative process of informing a member about legislative matters before the House is an outrageous abuse of the select committee’s authority,” Jordan insisted.

Jordan railed further, “This unprecedented action serves no legitimate legislative purpose and would set a dangerous precedent for future Congresses.”

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— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) January 10, 2022