JUST IN: Rep. Jim Jordan won't cooperate with Jan. 6 panel
Rep. Jim Jordan said Sunday he will not cooperate with the Jan. 6 select committee investigatingBoth members of Congress the committee has sought out for information are declining to turn over documents or be interviewed voluntarily, forcing its nine members to decide whether they will attempt to subpoena their colleagues.after they requested documents and an interview about his communications with the White House and his role in installing former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark.
The panel has already subpoenaed dozens of former Trump administration officials, Jan. 6 rally organizers and others connected to the riot, but subpoenas for sitting members of Congress are murkier legal territory. A spokesperson for the committee said in an emailed statement Sunday that Jordan had previously told the panel he would cooperate with its investigation, "but it now appears that the Trump team has persuaded him to try to hide the facts and circumstances of January 6th."The spokesperson said the panel would respond to Jordan's letter in more detail "in the coming days and will consider appropriate next steps.
"Your attempt to pry into the deliberative process informing a Member of about legislative matters before the House is an outrageous abuse," he wrote. Jordan also said he has "no confidence that the Select Committee will fairly or accurately represent any information" he provides, accusing them of being "partisan" and noting only Republican lawmakers have been sought out so far.
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