Rep. Jim Jordan Demands Concessions from Jan. 6 Committee

MAY 26 2022·Updated DEC 29 2022

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The Facts

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) has reportedly responded to a subpoena issued by the Jan.6 Committee by questioning its validity and demanding concessions in return for his potential cooperation.
CNN
Jordan has demanded that the committee supply him with any materials it plans on using to question him ahead of his deposition, as well as any other documents or testimony in the committee's possession that references him in any way.
New York Post
The Ohio Rep. is one of five sitting members of the GOP Caucus who have refused to cooperate voluntarily with the committee and are now subject to subpoenas.
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This comes as two of his Republican colleagues, Reps. Scott Perry of PA and Andy Biggs of AZ, have also refused to comply with their own subpoenas.
CNN
A subpoena is a legally binding request for testimony and violations can carry a fine or potential jail time.
wapo
The law isn't clear, however, on the status or standing of subpoenas issued by Congressional committees to sitting members of Congress.
wapo

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The Spin

Democratic narrative

Jim Jordan sure has changed his tune. Last summer, the Ohio Rep. declared "If they call me, I got nothing to hide," but then clammed up when the committee asked for his cooperation. Now, subpoena in hand, Mr. "I got nothing to hide" seems very reluctant to answer questions about his connections to the attack and his conversations with the former president.

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Republican narrative

As the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, Jordan is perfectly within his rights to question the validity, constitutionality, and legislative purpose behind the subpoenas, which were issued by a partisan ad-hoc House Committee that has altered and publicly misrepresented nonpublic information about GOP lawmakers.

New York Post

Cynical narrative

There's a tried and true playbook for fighting Congressional subpoenas: fight, appeal, delay. It's will now come to the rescue of Jordan and former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Time is not on the side of the Jan. 6 Committee.

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