{"id":2366818,"date":"2024-11-10T11:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T16:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-pours-cold-water-on-trump-campaign-retribution-promises-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-10T11:37:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T16:37:22","slug":"jim-jordan-pours-cold-water-on-trump-campaign-retribution-promises-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-pours-cold-water-on-trump-campaign-retribution-promises-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Jordan pours cold water on Trump campaign retribution promises &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjim-jordan-pours-cold-water-on-trump-campaign-retribution-promises-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366818&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/satanic-temple-asks-boston-to-fly-flag-after-court-ruling\/\" title=\"Satanic Temple Asks Boston To Fly Flag After Court Ruling\">recently addressed concerns<\/a> regarding President-elect Donald \u200cTrump&#8217;s promises of retribution against political opponents during\u200b an appearance on CNN&#8217;s *State of the Union.* In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-seek-to-censor-rfk-jr-during-hearing-on-censorship\/\" title=\"Democrats aim to silence RFK Jr. in censorship hearing.\">heated \u2062exchange<\/a> with host Dana Bash, Jordan asserted \u200bthat any perceived retribution has been from\u2063 the\u200d opposing side \u2064and claimed he has been working to prevent \u200cpolitical retribution\u2064 for the past decade. When questioned\u2064 about Trump&#8217;s intention to use the Justice Department\u2062 for prosecutions, Jordan \u200bpointed \u200cout that \u200dTrump did not engage in such\u200c actions during his first term and expressed confidence that similar\u2062 retribution\u200d would not \u2063occur during a potential second term, emphasizing that his party\u200b opposes political\u2064 prosecution.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jim Jordan pours cold water on Trump campaign retribution promises<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1877296\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-jordan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jim Jordan\">Jim Jordan<\/a> (R-OH) dismissed concerns that President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jim Jordan\">Donald Trump<\/a> would enact retribution on his opponents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In an appearance on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em>, Jordan got into a heated exchange with host Dana Bash over Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">campaign<\/a> rhetoric promising to be his supporters&rsquo; &ldquo;retribution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220465\/what-trump-promised-day-one-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO DO ON DAY 1 IN THE OVAL OFFICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People talk about retribution; the retribution has been from the other side,&rdquo; Jordan said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been trying to stop retribution for the last&hellip; 10 years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bash began to interrupt, saying she would get to that but that her question was about Trump&rsquo;s vows to enact &ldquo;retribution.&rdquo; She asked if he would support Trump using the Justice Department to prosecute perceived enemies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He didn&rsquo;t do it in his first term,&rdquo; Jordan responded, after which he was interrupted and pressed as to whether he would support retribution in Trump&rsquo;s second term. Jordan countered by presenting alleged examples of the targeting of political opposition by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Biden administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3220510\/how-trump-could-impact-pentagon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW TRUMP COULD IMPACT THE PENTAGON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think any of that&rsquo;s going to happen, because we&rsquo;re the party who&rsquo;s against political prosecution,&rdquo; he said when pressed as to whether Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;retribution&rdquo; would happen. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re the party who&rsquo;s against going after your opponents using lawfare.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t think any of that&#8217;s going to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Judiciary Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a>, who also leads the Weaponization of the Federal Government subcommittee, tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanaBashCNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DanaBashCNN<\/a> he doesn&#8217;t think Trump will follow through on his repeated threats to prosecute his political opponents. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rcZEqayKPG\">pic.twitter.com\/rcZEqayKPG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/1855623413160886510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The two then disagreed over whether Trump&rsquo;s team supported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/First-Amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">free speech<\/a>. A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">similarly heated exchange ensued<\/a> over the topic of immigration when Bash pressed Jordan on which illegal immigrants would be deported.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During his campaign, Trump repeatedly promised to be his supporters&rsquo; &ldquo;retribution,&rdquo; floating the prosecution of President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, former Rep. Liz Cheney, former Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senator-elect Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Kamala-Harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has portrayed much of this as retaliation for his own prosecution, which he and his supporters allege was politically motivated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1877296\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1877296\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Jordan downplays Trump\u2019s retribution claims against opponents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2366820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Patrick-McHenry_Jim-Jordan_vv7.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13409,23098,5894,32531,32076],"class_list":["post-2366818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-retribution","tag-jim-jordan","tag-politics","tag-trump-campaign","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Patrick-McHenry_Jim-Jordan_vv7.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366818"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366822,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366818\/revisions\/2366822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}