As Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell called out Republican Congressman Jim Jordan, he prominently displayed a timer labeled “Jordan Subpoena Evasion.”
Swalwell took aim at Jordan on Wednesday for not complying with his subpoena from the now-defunct House committee investigating the January 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol. A report released in December accused Jordan of being a “significant player” in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, adding that the Ohio representative was issued a subpoena but failed to appear last year for his scheduled deposition on May 27 and June 11. Jordan, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, was subpoenaed in December 2021.
Newsweek reached out via email on Wednesday night to representatives for Jordan and Swalwell for comment.
Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell, left, is pictured at the U.S. Capitol on January 25, 2023, in Washington, D.C. GOP Congressman Jim Jordan, right, is shown on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Swalwell called out Jordan for failing to comply with a subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol.
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The California Democrat chided Jordan during Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee meeting, which Jordan chairs, after Republicans suggested that Attorney General Merrick Garland was in contempt of Congress. The committee was holding a hearing on the supposed “weaponization” of the federal government under the administration of President Joe Biden, with Garland testifying.
During the hearing, GOP Representative Thomas Massie accused Garland of being in contempt of Congress for declining comment on investigations of Hunter Biden, the president’s son.
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