“His addition will ensure more accountability and transparency in this sham process,” Kevin McCarthy says.
GOP leadership has officially assigned Rep. Jim Jordan to the House Intelligence Committee ahead of next week’s televised impeachment hearings, a move designed to bolster President Donald Trump’s defense as Democrats take their probe public.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced the roster shakeup on Friday, adding that Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) has agreed to temporarily step aside for Jordan (R-Ohio ), who is seen as one of Trump’s best attack dogs on Capitol Hill. The open impeachment hearings will kick off next Wednesday with testimony from the top diplomat in Ukraine, William Taylor, and George Kent, a deputy assistant secretary of State.
“Jim Jordan has been on the front lines in the fight for fairness and truth,” McCarthy said in a statement. “His addition will ensure more accountability and transparency in this sham process.”
Jordan is the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee, which has been one of the three committees conducting closed-door depositions with impeachment witnesses. Many Republicans see Jordan as a capable messenger and effective questioner.
And some GOP members have expressed frustration that some Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have not been participating in all the depositions, unlike Jordan and some of Trump’s other top allies. Transcripts of the interviews released this week show Crawford hasn’t been asking many questions during the closed-door sessions.
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Rep. Jim Jordan has officially joined the House Intel Committee, a move designed to bolster Trump’s defense as Dems take their impeachment probe public next weekhttps://t.co/H220HsrqjK
— POLITICO (@politico) November 8, 2019
I guess his attitude toward whistleblowers isn’t new. https://t.co/Y000MZm2Eg
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) November 8, 2019‼️NEW‼️
Referee says he told Rep. Jim Jordan that Ohio State doctor performed sex act in shower.
“John Doe 42 said that when he informed Jordan and Hellickson about what happened, their response was, ‘Yeah, yeah, we know.’” https://t.co/r8bG30auHj
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) November 8, 2019
Let this sink in: there is way more credible evidence that Rep. Jim Jordan covered up a sexual abuse scandal at Ohio State than there is evidence Joe Biden did anything wrong related to Ukraine.
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) November 8, 2019
Ironic that Jim Jordan is spending so much time defending the president from credible accusations when he really should be spending that time defending himself from very credible accusations. https://t.co/96vGyl5QhG
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) November 8, 2019
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