Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) confirmed Sunday that he is “comfortable” with the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
“You cannot argue with the fact Jim Comey said one thing under oath in front of the United States Congress. That‘s what he‘s being charged with: false statements to the Congress, 18 U.S.C. 1001,” Jordan said on CNN’s State of the Union.
Comey’s charges concern a September 2020 hearing, during which he denied authorizing anonymous media disclosures related to the Trump-Russia investigation.
Host Dana Bash interjected to ask Jordan if he believed “that the Justice Department is acting independently from the president” or if it was “under pressure from the president.”
“I think they are doing their job. I mean, I know the kind of information they‘re giving to Congress, information we did not get under the previous FBI director or from the previous attorney general,” Jordan said.
“The president is speaking his mind, and I think that‘s entirely appropriate. What I know this Justice Department is doing is the good work that they‘re supposed to do, looking at the law, looking at the facts, looking at each individual case and moving forward, I think in an appropriate fashion,” Jordan added.
Jordan was referring to a post from President Donald Trump on Truth Social last week that demanded “JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED” regarding Comey, but also New York Attorney General Letitia James and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA).
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“I‘m comfortable with the president and how he‘s handled his entire responsibilities with this issue, with foreign policy, with the border, with tax policy, you name it,” Jordan said.
Jordan created the Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government as the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.