Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) wasted taxpayer cash by holding a Home Judiciary Committee subject listening to in Manhattan to assault DA Alvin Bragg, however even conservative media largely ignored him.
Newsmax confirmed the opening statements of Jordan and committee rating member Jerry Nadler earlier than they minimize away.
Here’s a clip of their protection of Nadler’s opening assertion:
Judiciary Committee rating member Jerry Nader at Jim Jordan’s Manhattan listening to, “It’s shameful that the Republicans of this committee would use the pretext of violent crime as an excuse to play vacationer in New York and bully the district legal professional.” pic.twitter.com/xufXBvEaWq
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 17, 2023
Ron Filipkowski famous:
Actually no one coated Lil Jimmy’s listening to in NYC, outdoors of slightly bit on Fox and Newsmax. This was one of the best he might get out of WSJ. pic.twitter.com/KSn4fwhjFw
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) April 17, 2023
All through the hours-long listening to, my very own checks revealed Newsmax displaying the listening to on the display for a second or two on the prime of every hour whereas they talked over the audio.
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Fox Information additionally appeared to have very minimal curiosity within the listening to. There was no reside broadcast on CNN and MSNBC. C-SPAN confirmed the listening to on its app and web site solely.
Jordan thought that taking his committee to Manhattan would give him a big nationwide platform to make use of to smear the motives of DA Alvin Bragg for indicting Trump. As a substitute, Home Judiciary Democrats attended the listening to and undercut Jordan’s goals of defending Trump by questioning the witnesses on violent crime and gun violence.
It was so unhealthy for the committee Republicans that they had been complaining that Democrats had been speaking an excessive amount of about gun violence:
Republicans complaining as a result of Democrats are attempting to speak about weapons and violent crime, and blowing up Jim Jordan’s pretense for attacking Alvin Bragg to defend Trump. pic.twitter.com/kWJqkJUsU4
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 17, 2023
Chairman Jordan thought that he was going to make use of his place to undercut the credibility of Alvin Bragg, however it was Home Judiciary Committee Republicans who confirmed themselves to be missing any form of credibility by taking part in a listening to that was a dud for Trump.
Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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