Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan said the Democrat committee investigating the incident at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 is a “complete assault on Americans’ liberty,” the Conservative Brief reported.
His frustration with the J6 inquisition became apparent in recent comments.
“There’s been subpoenas issued to 11 individuals, 11 American citizens who asked the government permission on an application to hold the Trump rally,” Jordan said. “The government granted it and now the January 6 committee petitions them to ask them questions about exercising their First Amendment right to assemble.”
“And why would they subpoena me? I didn’t do anything wrong — I talked to the president,” Jordan told the Washington Post. “I talk to the president all the time. I just think that’s—you know where I’m at on this commission—this is all about going after President Trump. That seems obvious.”
“And they told these companies that, by the way, don’t let the person we’re telling you to preserve information for, don’t let them know as the law requires, don’t let them know that we’ve asked you to do this,” he said.
“This is scary where they want to go and what they’re doing to Americans’ constitutional rights,” Jordan explained. “And finally, I would ask the fundamental question: how would you expect witnesses to participate when you wouldn’t let Republicans participate in the committee? How can you do that?
“We know what this is about, it’s plain and simple” he said. “This is about they’ve got nothing else to talk about.”
Jordan has spoken against the J6 Commission since its beginning, calling an investigation into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in July and pointing out that the committee is just a witch hunt aimed at former President Donald Trump.
Pelosi rejected the appointments of Republican Reps. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks to the J6 Commission.
No investigations into her activities on Jan. 6 have been officially sanctioned at this time.
