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Rep. Jim Jordan, Other Members Continue to Speak Out Against ‘Sham’ Jan. 6 Select Committee

Rebecca Downs|Posted: Jun 07, 2022 6:15 PM

Last month, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was among five Republican congressmen subpoenaed by the January 6 select committee. Rep. Jordan, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), also one of the five, hit back, in part with an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal that I highlighted at the time. While the select committee has extended Jordan’s date for which he has to appear for a deposition to June 11, the congressman continues to be steadfast in his refusal to comply with a select committee viewed as “illegitimate.”

Rep. Jordan joined House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) in a conference call, as did Rep. Scott (R-PA), who was also subpoenaed by the select committee, and Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN).

Reps. Jordan and Banks had been named to the select committee by Leader McCarthy, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) vetoed such picks, something Rep. Banks said she has never been forced to answer for. Banks would have been the ranking member, but no members selected by the minority party serve on the select committee.

The call was full of consistent themes. Rep. Stefanik began the call by referring to the select committee as “illegitimate” and “a sham,” as well as an “abuse of power” that Democrats are using “to attack their Republican political opponents.”

All of this is going on while Americans are facing issues of inflation, high gas prices, and a shortage of baby formula. Republican members, especially those on the call, are united in their efforts that Democrats are using the select committee hearings as a distraction.

During his remarks, Rep. Jordan went into specifics as to why this select committee is such an abuse of power. “They changed the rules and then they didn’t follow the rules that they changed,” Jordan said about the select committee, which Stefanik had also explained was not put together according to the House rules.

Further, Jordan mentioned numerous examples of how dangerous this select committee is, included with how it is devoted to showmanship above else.