The Democrat-led House Jan. 6 Committee is now asking Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to testify on the events of Jan. 6, making Jordan the second House Republican to be targeted by the commission. In a letter to Jordan, Democrat Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) made a formal request on the behalf of the committee for Jordan to testify (pdf). “We write to seek your voluntary cooperation in advancing our investigation,” the letter began before making a series of seemingly unrelated assertions about the events of Jan. 6. “Despite the urgent requests that the President speak and instruct the rioters to leave,” Thompson asserted, “President Trump did not make such a statement for multiple hours as rioters attacked police and invaded and occupied the Capitol.” This assertion is heavily contested. President Donald Trump has insisted repeatedly that he offered to bring in National Guard ahead of the Jan. 6 demonstration, but that Speaker …
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