Andrew Wortman 🏳️‍🌈

10 Jan, 32 tweets, 9 min read

.@Jim_Jordan releases letter to @BennieGThompson filled with patently false claims in a futile effort to justify his lack of cooperation with the @January6thCmte. The committee has violated no “safeguard for fairness proceedings” nor “American civil liberties
#SubpoenaJimJordan

I’m going to debunk every line of this dumpsterfest. Here we go.

“The American people are tired of Democrats’ nonstop investigations and partisan witch hunts” ❌

No, we aren’t, Jim. Because Democrats haven’t engaged in any partisan witchhunts and these investigations are vital.

“Your letter of December 22, 2021, unfortunately continues this democratic obsession.” ❌

No, it doesn’t. There’s nothing partisan about this, Jim. And if you weren’t personally involved in the attack, you’d be on 100% on board with getting to the bottom of what happened.

“It amounts to an unprecedented and inappropriate demand to examine the basis for a colleague’s decision on a particular matter pending before the House of Representaives.” ❌

That’s a lot of words to say absolutely nothing, Jim.

“This request is far outside the bounds of any legitimate inquiry, violates core Constitutional principles, and would serve to further erode legislative norms” ❌

The courts have ruled that this inquiry serves a legitimate legislative purpose and violates no principles or norms.

“As you well know, I have no relevant knowledge that would assist the select committee in advancing any legitimate legislative purpose.” ❌

They don’t know that & this reads like an admission that you do possess such information. You also spoke to Trump on 1/6 during the attack.

“I cannot speak to @SpeakerPelosi’s failure to ensure the appropriate security posture at the Capitol complex in advance of the well-publicized protests” ❌

Jim, Pelosi isn’t in charge of securing the Capitol and she tried to get the national guard 12X & Flynn’s brother refused

“I cannot elaborate on former U.S. Capitol police chief Steven Sund’s statement that a concern about “optics”—following widespread calls from Democrats to defund the police—contributed to the limited security response” ❌

Jim, this gross letter better end with your resignation

“I have nothing to add to the bipartisan, comprehensive findings of the senate in investigative committees or to those issued by federal inspectors general” ❌

These findings have implicated you & other members of your party, so not appearing is equivalent to admitting guilt Jim

“I cannot testify about the DOJ’s ongoing law-enforcement efforts, although I am aware of reports that the plots were not coordinated or part of any plot to overturn the election” ❌

Jim, you were a key part in both planning & inciting the insurrection. And spoke to Trump on 1/6

“At the time of the security breach of the Capitol, I was present in the House chamber performing my official duties pursuant to the U.S. constitution and federal law” ❌

Congrats, you somehow managed to make the only potentially true sentence in the letter still sound false

“Your attempt to pry into the deliberative process informing a member about legislative matters before the House is an outrageous abuse of the Select Committee’s Authority” ❌

No, it’s not. This is what’s called feigning outrage over things that are not abusive nor outrageous.

“It is telling that the Select Committee has chosen only to target Republican Members with demands for testimony about January 6th.”

Yes, what this is telling of is that only Republican members of Congress were involved in and have any relevant info to share with the committee

“Unlike many senior democrats, I have consistent in denouncing political violence and supporting law enforcement personnel—whether the violence occurred on Jan 6th at the Capitol or the summer of 2020 in cities across the country.” ❌

This is a disgusting false equivalency, Jim

“I am aware of no effort by the Select Committee to solicit testimony from Speaker Pelosi, House Admin Chair Zoe Lofgren, or any other Democratic members with responsibility for or oversight of the security posture at the Capitol on Jan 6th”

These members weren’t involved, Jim

“This double standard confirms our suspicion that Democrats are using the Select Committee as a partisan cudgel against their political adversaries and not to advance any legitimate legislative purpose” ❌

Who’s “we”? & this confirms that just your party was involved in 1/6, Jim

“Even if I had information to share with the select committee, the actions and statements of democrats show that you are not conducting a fair-minded and objective inquiry” ❌

Telling people ‘I wouldn’t tell you people any Intel even if I had it’ makes it clear you have it, Jim.

“House democrats have already prejudged the results of the select committee’s work, declaring in their Feb 2021 impeachment brief that Trump was unmistakably responsible for the events of January 6th” ❌

That’s because Trump was unmistakably responsible for the events of 1/6

“Democrats have accused their Republican colleagues of sedition and called them traitors for objecting to electoral college results in certain states”

Yes, we have, Jim, because no evidence substantiates these objections and the courts have confirmed this in over 4 dozen cases.

“Democrats violated the most fundamental and longstanding safeguard for fairness in House proceedings in standing up the Select Committee” ❌

The select committee hasn’t violated a “fundamental or longstanding safeguard” for fairness in House proceedings. This is just gibberish

“In an unprecedented action, Pelosi rejected McCarthy’s chosen @GOP leaders to serve on the select committee” ❌

Nothing was unprecedented. Pelosi offered senate @GOP the chance to form a bipartisan committee; they refused. She didn’t let you or Banks on because you’re involved.

“Speaker Pelosi also failed to consult with Leader McCarthy about the appointment of @GOP members, in direct violation of the requirement” ❌

There was no such requirement. She rejected you & Rep. Banks because you were complicit in Jan 6th and represented a conflict of interest

“As a result, and without any @GOP members selected by the GOP leader, the select committee has no effective measure of balance or objectivity” ❌

Republicans helped incite 1/6. Putting members you picked on this committee would be like putting Bin Laden on the 9/11 commission.

And yet Pelosi still included two @GOP representatives on the committee: @RepLizCheney & @RepKinzinger. The fact that this still wasn’t good enough for you is a dead give away that you wanted compromised GOP members on the committee in order to obstruct/impede the investigation.

“The conduct of the Select Committee to date reinforces the perception that it cannot be trusted to operate fairly or in good faith.” ❌

The committee has engaged in no conduct to indicate that it cannot be trusted nor is it operating in bad faith. It’s done the exact opposite.

“The select committee has abused fundamental civil liberties—investigating private citizens political speech protected by the first Amendment—and seeking to impose gag orders to prevent them from notifying customers that the committee has demanded their data” ❌
Not one true word

“When good faith disputes over privileged info have arisen, the committee has declined to make genuine efforts to obtain information through the civil contempt mechanism available to congress, instead choosing to punish people through criminal contempt referrals”
THIS IS NONSENSE

1st, no asserted privileges by subpoenaed witnesses were applicable

2nd, there is no “secret good faith mechanism for getting records from uncooperative witnesses.” If anything, they were too respectful by using a grand jury instead of inherent contempt

https://twitter.com/amoneyresists/status/1448566076015579136?s=21

“The Select Committee has also failed to operate transparently, holding just a single public hearing to gather testimony.” ❌

Investigative committees aren’t required to be transparent as their purposes are investigative; that is, the collection of relevant testimony & documents

In addition, the chairs of the committee have repeatedly made clear that public hearings will be held in the coming months. Perhaps as someone who has served on these committees throughout your more than 10 years in office (during which you’ve passed zero bills) you’d know this.

I’m ending this because the rest is so ludicrous it doesn’t deserve to be dignified with a response. No, the committee has not selectively leaked, altered/misrepresented documents, or spread misinformation. @Jim_Jordan must be subpoenaed and then prosecuted for his role in Jan 6

I need a shower after reading that filth. What an utter embarrassment that this person serves in our Congress and collects a tax-payer funded salary. He should resign and issue a public apology to every person he’s ever interacted with on Capitol Hill. You are disgusting, Jim.

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