Posted on 07/07/2018 8:31:14 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) reiterated through a spokesman on Friday that he is still awaiting an investigation to be completed over allegations that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) knew about claims of sexual abuse involving the Ohio State University wrestling team.
"These are serious allegations and issues," Ryan's spokesman Doug Andres told USA Today in an email. "The university has rightfully initiated a full investigation into the matter. The speaker will await the findings of that inquiry."
Ryan's office had released the statement earlier this week amid the July 4 recess, but reiterated his position after more former wrestlers at Ohio State accused Jordan, a leader of the House Freedom Caucus, of knowing about alleged sexual abuse by the team doctor and not taking action.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman on Thursday became fifth former OSU wrestler to accuse Jordan of not taking action while serving as an assistant coach, saying that unless Jordan has "dementia" he knew about the alleged abuse.
Theres no way unless hes got dementia or something that hes got no recollection of what was going on at Ohio State, Coleman said. I have nothing but respect for this man, I love this man, but he knew as far as Im concerned.
One of Jordans former wrestlers, Dunyasha Yetts, came forward this week and said that he and his teammates personally complained to Jordan and others about a team doctors inappropriate sexual behavior many times.
Jordan pushed back strongly against the accusations in a Fox News interview Friday night, arguing that conversations in the locker room did not amount to formal accusations and saying that no one directly reported abuse to him.
Conversations in a locker room are a lot different than allegations of abuse or reported abuse, Jordan said Friday, adding that no one ever reported any abuse to me.
How can Jordan prove he didn't know about something that probably didn't happen that involved someone who died several years ago?
These were college Wrestlers, for heaven's sake. If something had gone awry, they would've been totally capable of handling it on their own.
Meet one of the shy timid shrinking violets accusing @Jim_Jordan of allowing him to be molested. Mark “the Hammer” Coleman. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mark-Coleman-136
What ever happened to that slush fund? What about Americas rightto know which legislators used it? So much for transparency.
Trump defends Jim Jordan amid allegations of sex abuse on wrestling team
'Weird' was actually how one of the guys described Strauss.
It's likely exactly as you describe.
Strauss was 'weird', maybe even grabby with the right circumstances, but he wasn't raping little boys. He looked at guys in a way that made them feel uncomfortable. Everyone thought he was weird. They discussed it in the locker room. It's likely most of them used now inappropriate words to describe Strauss. It was never so bad anyone felt they had to make a formal complaint to the head coach, the university president, or campus police.
I don't know if I dislike any Dem worse than that POS Ryan.
Ditto.
Rotten Ryan putting the knife in Jordan’s back and twisting it.
I hope Dana White takes away his UFC hall of fame membership.
“Deep State is trying to take Jordan out of the running for Speaker. They want RINO McCarthy!”
But what is going to happen when everybody starts talking about the California Congressman’s affair with the booted-out former Congresswoman from North Carolina?
The two making the allegations are highly questionable folks
Why didn't these allegations against the team physician, not surface when they occurred?
Why didn't these allegations against him, not surface after the doctor died in 2005?
And why are these allegations that Jorden knew and didn't do anything, just coming up now two decades later, when he's a high-profile Republican in Congress going after the cover-up of the democRATS' traitorous behavior?
Coming out now, claiming this happened two decades ago, doesn't do anything to solidify or lend credence to this allegation.
And why wasn't the head coach confronted about this instead of Jordon? Who is he and where is he at? He held responsibility for the team and their welfare.
This story lacks credence from the get-go.
I was on the wrestling team at Arizona State University back in the late 60s.
There weren't any wrestlers on our team who would tolerate such behavior by the team doctor nor not defend themselves with a sharp blow to the face of that physician, if he was doing what they are saying he was doing.
College wrestlers are not wimpy, shrinking violets. They're cocky studs who you wouldn't want to get on the mat with. Why? Because they would wipe the mat with you.
This is a coordinated political attack on Jordon, not because of anything he did or didn't do 20 years ago. But because he's burrowing deep into the open wound of the democRATS weaponization and politicalization of the DOJ and FBI.
Rosenstein is probably screaming at his fellow Deep Staters to, "Get this Jordon guy off my back!"
Ryan knows the allegations are false, but he wants his RINO buddy McCarthy to succeed him as Speaker, so he’s willing to cooperate with lying Dhimmicraps on this so as to stop Jordan.
Jim Jordan had to protect Coleman’s binkie from the other guys, too...
Yep.
But now, we get to call Mark Coleman a sissy-boy and jock-sniffing faggot online - and he can't do a thing about it.
Of course it lacks credence, but the scandal is now in the Nations BLOODSTREAM, and all people, especially women, will remember is the STORY, NOT THE FACTS!!
Someone started a GO FUND ME for Coleman to help pay for his medical and LIVING costs!!
I want to know about EVERY PENNY WE HAVE PAID OUT FOR THESE HARRASSMENTS!!! We need to PRESS RYAN ON THIS CRAP!!
and the Black guy that came forward spent 18 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR FRAUD!!!
ALL of these "HUNTERS" need to be HUNTED!!
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