Jim Jordan isn’t exactly known for fact-based arguments, but in case anyone’s tempted to take this seriously: don't. (via MaddowBlog)
CNN’s Manu Raju asked Jordan at the GOP retreat in Orlando about Trump’s possible indictment on Monday after noting that the House majority is expected to go after Bragg for prosecuting the former president. “And then what changed?” Jordan responded. “President Trump announces he’s running for president and shazam! Now they are — we’re going to have some bookkeeping error from seven years ago.”
This was not an off-the-cuff comment that the Ohioan later realized was foolish. In fact, the Judiciary Committee chairman soon after appeared on Fox News, adding, “Now they come after [Trump] for some alleged bookkeeping error? You’ve gotta be kidding me!” Jordan isn’t exactly known for fact-based arguments, but in case anyone’s tempted to take his defense seriously, that’s probably unwise. Trump stands accused of directing his fixer to pay hush money to porn actress Stormy Daniels to cover up an alleged affair, reimbursing his fixer, and lying about it, all as part of an allegedly illegal campaign scheme that sent Trump’s lawyer to prison.
But that’s not the funny part. Rather, what struck me as especially interesting about Jordan’s line is how familiar it was. In fact, it was last August, shortly after the FBI executed a court-approved search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, when Rep.
What’s more, it’s not the only defense the right is recycling from the Mar-a-Lago scandal. Last August, the former president and his allies targeted law enforcement, and now they’re
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