Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) appeared to acknowledge Tuesday night that he spoke with President Donald Trump on Jan. 6. Jordan was one of two Republican members recommended for the select committee by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy who was later rejected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) suggested that Jordan could be summoned as a material witness as the panel's investigation proceeds.
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Rep. Jim Jordan - whom Republicans nominated to investigate the Capitol riot - says he spoke with Trump on the day but won't say what they talked about
Democrats barred Jordan from the January 6 commission over concerns he was a witness to events being investigated. He appeared to confirm the claim.
Rep. Jordan acknowledges speaking with Trump on Jan. 6
The Ohio Republican’s comments during a television interview make it more likely he will be called as a witness by the House select committee probing the attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
Jim Jordan gets defensive as reporter grills him over his Jan. 6 call with Trump
During an appearance on Spectrum News this Wednesday amid growing questions surrounding the role some GOP lawmakers had in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, Jim Jordan (R-OH) was asked by anchor Taylor Popielarz if he spoke with then-President Donald Trump on Jan. 6. "Yes or no -- did you speak with President Trump on January 6?" Popielarz asked. But Jordan did not provide a straightforward answer on the subject. "Yeah, I mean, I speak with -- I spo…