Newsmax host puts Jordan on the spot over Biden impeachment: ‘This is not going to go anywhere’

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan vowed that lawmakers will “get the facts for the American people” as he was questioned about the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

With the House Oversight Committee scheduled to hear more testimony on Wednesday in the ongoing inquiry, Jordan dismissed skepticism by Newsmax host Rob Finnerty about the Republican-led effort, especially in light of recent departures of GOP lawmakers.

“So, is this moving? Again, seven and a half months to go until the election — is impeachment the next step? Are you going to hold a vote on the House floor?” the “Wake Up America” host asked.

“Unless you get Democratic votes, this is going to be real tough. So, it kind of seems like you’re chasing your tail at this point because this is not going to go anywhere,” Finnerty added.

“What were they providing? Devon Archer, Hunter Biden’s business partner, told us in his deposition under oath that they were providing access to ‘The Brand,’ and ‘The Brand’ was Joe Biden.”

— Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan@Jim_Jordan @RobFinnertyUSA pic.twitter.com/EEJFb6xXy6

— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) March 20, 2024

“No, fair question. And we got a, you know, we got a small majority. Everyone understands that not just on this issue but on a host of issues,” Jordan replied.

“Our job is under the Constitution is to do oversight of the executive branch. We are doing that. We’re going to continue to do that. There’s no time limit in the Constitution on how long you can do an investigation. Our job is to get the facts,” the House Judiciary Committee chair said.

“There are other people we need to talk to. We need to talk to these two lawyers who were part of the Hunter Biden, investigation under David Weiss. And the Justice Department won’t let us talk to them. So we’re pushing that issue,” Jordan explained.

“We need to talk, we need to re-talk to Lesley Wolf, who was the key person in David Weiss’s office who ran the Hunter Biden investigation. These are people that are important for us to get a chance to depose and ask questions,” the Ohio Republican continued.

“So we’re going to do our work, and then we don’t have a timeline. We don’t have a specific outcome we’re trying to get to. Our job is to do our job, and the Constitution says the legislative branch, the Congress, does oversight, it’s part of our duty. We’re going to do it, and we’re going to get the facts for the American people,” Jordan emphasized.

But Finnerty was not satisfied with the response and pressed the lawmaker.

“I get that, but the timeline really is the next seven and a half months, because if Joe Biden gets reelected on November the 5th, it’s all for naught. Do you see this ever hitting the floor for a vote?” he asked.

“Again, we’ll have to see where the conference is when we have all the facts. I think we’re going to put together some kind of report at some time laying out all the facts, and then we’ll have to make a decision,” Jordan replied.

“But our job is to gather the facts as part of our constitutional duty to do oversight. We are now in an official impeachment inquiry. So it’s even more focused,” he said, pledging again, “We’re going to we’re going to do that, do our duty, do our job.”

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