{"id":2371239,"date":"2024-11-20T12:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T17:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-touts-gaetz-as-most-talented-cross-examiner-on-judiciary-committee-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T12:18:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T17:18:33","slug":"jim-jordan-touts-gaetz-as-most-talented-cross-examiner-on-judiciary-committee-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-touts-gaetz-as-most-talented-cross-examiner-on-judiciary-committee-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Jordan touts Gaetz as \u2018most talented\u2019 cross-examiner on Judiciary committee &#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\">28<\/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-touts-gaetz-as-most-talented-cross-examiner-on-judiciary-committee-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=2371239&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>The article \u200ddiscusses\u200d Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) praising\u200d former Rep. \u200cMatt Gaetz as a strong candidate for\u200c the role\u200d of Attorney General due\u200c to his exceptional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roger-stone-announces-he-will-sue-those-who-arrested-him-and-put-him-in-front-of-a-kangaroo-court\/\" title=\"Roger Stone Announces He Will Sue Those Who Arrested Him and Put Him In Front of a Kangaroo Court\">cross-examination<\/a> skills\u2064 on the House Judiciary Committee. Jordan\u200d emphasized Gaetz&#8217;s preparedness\u200b and\u2064 commitment\u200c to fighting \u200dfor the American people, arguing that he would bring the same dedication to the Justice Department.\u200b He contrasted Gaetz with what he described as problematic actions from the\u2064 current Department of Justice, citing recent legal\u2062 actions against Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin \u2064concerning voter rolls. Additionally, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance\u2062 supported \u200dGaetz&#8217;s confirmation by meeting with him and expressing a desire for a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fair nomination process\u2063 amidst\u2064 concerns<\/a>\u2063 about negative\u2064 allegations. Senator Lindsey Graham also shared his commitment to facilitating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-medvedev-threatens-nuclear-attack-if-ukrainian-counteroffensive-successful\/\" title=\"Medvedev warns of nuclear retaliation if Ukraine counteroffensive succeeds.\">fair\u2064 process<\/a> for Gaetz&#8217;s \u2064nomination.  <\/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 touts Gaetz as &lsquo;most talented&rsquo; cross-examiner on Judiciary committee<\/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_1886269\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-jordan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jim Jordan<\/a> (R-OH) suggested former Florida Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-gaetz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> is suited for the role of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3232683\/schmitt-defends-gaetz-shake-things-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Attorney General\">attorney general<\/a> because he was &ldquo;talented&rdquo; at cross-examining House Judiciary Committee attendees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Gaetz resigned from the House shortly after President-elect Donald Trump named him as his attorney general. As chairman, Jordan defended Gaetz from backlash by citing their work together in committee on Fox Business&rsquo;s <em>Mornings with Maria Bartiromo <\/em>on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I know about Matt Gaetz is he served on our committee as one of the most talented members of Congress. Your viewers know this: if you watch Matt Gaetz in a cross-examination in committee, one of the most talented guys I&rsquo;ve have seen,&rdquo; Jordan said. &ldquo;He does his homework. He comes prepared. I think he&rsquo;ll bring that same attitude as attorney general. As I said before he is going to&nbsp;fight for American people. He&rsquo;s gonna&nbsp;focus on what Justice&nbsp;Department should focus on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2702248&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=12c41dec1f5bb5dbbc0750f309609f06\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jordan cited the recent example of the Department of Justice targeting Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) in a lawsuit when he attempted to remove an estimated 1,600 people from the state&rsquo;s voter rolls ahead of the Nov. 5 election because they identified themselves as noncitizens. According to Jordan, there was also an effort to thwart a similar effort in Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Matt Gaetz is not gonna be engaged in that&nbsp;kind of activity if he&rsquo;s our&nbsp;attorney general, that&rsquo;s what&nbsp;I know, and that&rsquo;s why President&nbsp;Trump nominated him for the&nbsp;position,&rdquo; Jordan said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance escorted Gaetz throughout the Senate on Wednesday to rally confirmation votes with him. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) confirmed he met with Gaetz.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am committed to allowing the process to go forward in a manner consistent with past practices and fundamental fairness,&rdquo; Graham wrote on X. &ldquo;I fear the process surrounding the Gaetz nomination is turning into an angry mob, and unverified allegations are being treated as if they are true. I have seen this movie before.&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\">I had a very good meeting with President Trump&rsquo;s nominee for Attorney General, Matt Gaetz, and Vice President-elect JD Vance. I am committed to allowing the process to go forward in a manner consistent with past practices and fundamental fairness. This process will not be a&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1859252754473976025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 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><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m in the business of looking at facts, not rumors,&rdquo; Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) wrote Wednesday on X. &ldquo;And the fact is Matt Gaetz is a HIGHLY qualified nominee with nearly a decade of experience. He will do an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pressure-mounts-as-republicans-seek-unity-in-electing-house-speaker\/\" title=\"Republicans face increasing pressure to find unity in electing a new House Speaker.\">excellent job leading<\/a> the DOJ.&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\">I&rsquo;m in the business of looking at facts, not rumors.<\/p>\n<p>And the fact is Matt Gaetz is a HIGHLY qualified nominee with nearly a decade of experience.<\/p>\n<p>He will do an excellent job leading the DOJ. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fz01xuWsqO\">pic.twitter.com\/Fz01xuWsqO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTuberville\/status\/1859238062347476996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) has joined Tuberville in a couple of TV interviews to defend Gaetz. Schmitt was reportedly on Trump&rsquo;s short list for the position before the South Dakota senator publicly announced he was not interested.<\/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_1886269\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1886269\"}});<\/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 praises Gaetz as the Judiciary Committee&#8217;s top cross-examiner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2371240,"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\/11\/matt-gaetz-ethics.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45378,3624,23098,43410,32076],"class_list":["post-2371239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cross-examination","tag-gaetz","tag-jim-jordan","tag-judiciary-committee","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-gaetz-ethics.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371239","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371239"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371243,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371239\/revisions\/2371243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}