Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) kicked off today’s highly anticipated hearing with Michael Cohen—President Donald Trump’s lawyer—with a fiery diatribe, calling Cohen’s appearance a sham. Jordan repeatedly attacked Cohen’s credibility, calling him a future federal inmate as a way to discredit his testimony.
.@Jim_Jordan calls today’s hearing “The Michael Cohen hearing presented by Lanny Davis.”
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 27, 2019
“That’s right, Lanny Davis choreographed the whole darn the Clinton’s best friend.” https://t.co/4G5QWrOU4l pic.twitter.com/1KCeVubgJs
Jordan also looped the Clinton’s into the whole thing, accusing the couple of orchestrating the hearing as a hit on the president.
But Jordan’s wild pontificating about morality, crimes, coverups, and truthfulness was undercut by the fact that Jordan currently stands accused of willfully ignoring a sexual abuse scandal while he was a wrestling coach at Ohio State.
Numerous former student-athletes said that Jordan was aware that Dr. Richard Strauss, an Ohio State employee, was sexually abusing athletes. Students at the school have said that Jordan knew what was going on and actively discouraged students from reporting it.
That hypocrisy was not missed by people watching the hearing.
Hey @Jim_Jordan, wouldn’t you love it if you’d be remembered for this hearing rather than for looking the other way while one of the coaches on your wrestling committee molested over 100 boys?
— Bethany Black (@BeffernieBlack) February 27, 2019
IF ONLY Jim Jordan was as outraged at the sexual abuse of wrestling students on his watch as he is at COHEN for revealing the corruption of Donald Trump. #Shame https://t.co/1Uuln2gCdh
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) February 27, 2019
https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/1100782250801725440
https://twitter.com/JakeSwearingen/status/1100778654550970368
Rep. Jim Jordan (R) is wrestling with the conduct of this Cohen hearing. pic.twitter.com/0YSlnEuL6b
— Tom Sherwood (@tomsherwood) February 27, 2019
Jim Jordan really wants Elijah Cummings to pay attention to the gym I mean set of rules instead of looking the other way and disregarding it
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) February 27, 2019
Now Jim Jordan knows how it feels to voice concern only to be ignored by those above you.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) February 27, 2019
For someone who was aware of his athletes being sexually abused and chose to do nothing, Jim Jordan seems real offended to have a felon in the room.
— Scafe says wear a gd mask (@erinscafe) February 27, 2019
You can live stream Cohen’s hearing here.
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