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Jim Jordan launches probe into Georgia Trump prosecution (thehill.com)

submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) fired off a sweeping request for documents dealing with former President Trump’s prosecution for election interference in Georgia, asking Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) to turn over all records relating to the case.

Sent hours before Trump is expected to surrender at the Fulton County Jail, the letter cites “concerns about [Willis’s] motivation” in bringing the case and suggests her sprawling racketeering indictment against the former president and 18 others highlights “the threat that such state prosecutions can pose to the operations of the federal government.”

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[-] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 83 points 1 year ago

How is this a threat to the operation of the federal government? None of the indicted are in office.

Also the only motivation anyone should be concerned about is the judiciary chairman who has shown a repeated interest in attacking states and their ability to enforce their laws. This is naked partisanship by Jim Jordan.

[-] Efwis@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 year ago

It’s a threat because he thinks that it will hurt Trumps bid to be the potus again. What he doesn’t realize is Trump did that to himself, nobody else did.

[-] Kuvwert@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago

FTFY

It’s a threat because he thinks that it will hurt Trumps bid to be the potus again. What he doesn’t ~~realize~~ give a flying fuck about is Trump did that to himself, nobody else did.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago

Someone needs to launch an ethics probe into Gym Jordan.

[-] sndmn@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 year ago

I guarantee you they won't find a shred of ethics.

[-] Blackout@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nobody should ever believe a word jim the scumbag says.

[-] holiday@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

pArTy oF sMaLl gOvErnMeNt

[-] treefrog@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago

State Rights!!

[-] kescusay@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

Small correction for the headline: "Gym Jordan launches new distraction from Georgia Trump prosecution"

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 30 points 1 year ago

In coming go fuck yourself from Georgia DA because they have no jurisdiction over state affairs just like the New York DA did.

[-] ashok36@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Mr. Jimothy Jordan,

Go fuck yourself.

Yours in service,

Fani Willis

[-] ShakeThatYam@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mr. Jimothy Jordan,

Gymothy

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

"Stop bringing state-level prosecutions against Trump! He can't just off-handedly pardon those when we try to force him back into office!"

[-] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

And anyone subpoenaed or asked for any kind of information or testimony should give Jim Jordan the exact response he gave when he himself was subpoenaed.

[-] Fapper_McFapper@lemmynsfw.com 11 points 1 year ago

Hey Gym Jordan, why don’t you just look the other way? You’re good at that. Remember?

[-] CapgrasDelusion@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

I eagerly await them once again finding nothing, asserting nothing is something, and almost half of America lapping it up.

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Is he one of the ones that vacations on 4th of July to Moscow?

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

He's the one who looks the other way when his buddy is raping kids.

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nope, they were mostly Senators

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/395719-gop-senators-visited-moscow-on-july-4/

[-] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Don't forget Rand Paul who followed later and delivered a hand-written note to Putin from Trump. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-idUSKBN1KT1RV

[-] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Oh for fuck sake

[-] ME5SENGER_24@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Those are called checks and balances Jimbo. You’re not given liberty to break the law no matter who you are. Accountability has been too low for too long

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Child Rape Enthusiast Demonstrates Sudden Concern For Transparency and Accountability

He doesn't have the power to do shit, she won't cooperate and then he'll decide that's proof that this is pOLiTicAL and that it doesn't matter whether Trump actually broke the law because the people prosecuting him are meanies.

[-] catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

What a clown

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