{"id":2498068,"date":"2025-10-12T11:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T15:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-defends-dojs-comey-indictment-as-entirely-appropriate\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T11:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T15:32:08","slug":"jim-jordan-defends-dojs-comey-indictment-as-entirely-appropriate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-defends-dojs-comey-indictment-as-entirely-appropriate\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Jordan defends DOJ&#8217;s Comey indictment as &#8216;entirely appropriate&#8217;"},"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\">18<\/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-defends-dojs-comey-indictment-as-entirely-appropriate%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=2498068&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) expressed his support for the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, stating it is indeed &#8220;entirely appropriate.&#8221; Jordan emphasized that Comey is charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fascist-mi-ag-dana-nessel-threatens-lawyer-who-released-results-of-forensic-exam-of-16-dominion-voting-machines-in-antrim-co\/\" title=\"\u201cFascist\u201d MI AG Dana Nessel Threatens Lawyer Who Released Results Of Forensic Exam of 16 Dominion Voting Machines In Antrim Co.\">false statements<\/a><\/a> under oath too Congress during a September 2020 hearing about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unauthorized media leaks related<\/a> to the Trump-Russia investigation. On CNN&#8217;s *State of the Union*,Jordan affirmed his confidence in the Justice Department&#8217;s independence and said thay are doing their job by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theres-no-point-in-arguing-with-democrats-about-trump\/\" title=\"There&#039;s No Point In Arguing With Democrats About Trump\">examining facts<\/a> and law in cases like Comey&#8217;s. He also defended President Donald Trump&#8217;s comments demanding that justice be served in this and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-new-legal-team-for-impeachment-defense-after-previous-team-collapsed\/\" title=\"Trump Announces New Legal Team For Impeachment Defense After Previous Team Collapsed\">related matters<\/a>. Jordan, as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, reaffirmed his trust in how the president has handled various responsibilities.  <\/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 defends DOJ&rsquo;s Comey indictment as &lsquo;entirely appropriate&rsquo;<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2367598\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3841453\/comey-makes-history-as-first-former-fbi-director-to-face-arraignment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jim Jordan<\/a> (R-OH) confirmed Sunday that he is &ldquo;comfortable&rdquo; with the indictment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3841453\/comey-makes-history-as-first-former-fbi-director-to-face-arraignment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">former FBI Director James Comey<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You cannot argue with the fact Jim Comey said one thing under oath in front of the United States Congress. That&lsquo;s what he&lsquo;s being charged with: false statements to the Congress, 18 U.S.C. 1001,&rdquo; Jordan said on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3846684\/military-veterans-congress-shutdown-hardship-troops\/\">Military veterans in Congress sound alarm on troop shutdown hardship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3846334\/capitol-hill-staff-concern-mike-johnson-keeping-house-recess\/\">Capitol Hill staff express concern as Mike Johnson keeps House in recess<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3846768\/shutdown-cause-democrat-oriented-federal-workers-fired-trump\/\">Shutdown will cause many &#8216;Democrat-oriented&#8217; federal workers to be fired, Trump warns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3825597\/grand-jury-indicts-former-fbi-director-james-comey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comey&rsquo;s charges<\/a> concern a September 2020 hearing, during which he denied authorizing anonymous media disclosures related to the Trump-Russia investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Host Dana Bash interjected to ask Jordan if he believed &ldquo;that the Justice Department is acting independently from the president&rdquo; or if it was &ldquo;under pressure from the president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think they are doing their job. I mean, I know the kind of information they&lsquo;re giving to Congress, information we did not get under the previous FBI director or from the previous attorney general,&rdquo; Jordan said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">president<\/a> is speaking his mind, and I think that&lsquo;s entirely appropriate. What I know this Justice Department is doing is the good work that they&lsquo;re supposed to do, looking at the law, looking at the facts, looking at each individual case and moving forward, I think in an appropriate fashion,&rdquo; Jordan added.<\/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?id=3177578&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=9b51ddb21375ea489ddc0685720dee33\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jordan was referring to a post from President Donald Trump on Truth Social last week that demanded &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3827183\/trump-comments-surface-comey-defense-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED<\/a>&rdquo; regarding Comey, but also New York Attorney General Letitia James and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3841453\/comey-makes-history-as-first-former-fbi-director-to-face-arraignment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>COMEY MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST FORMER FBI DIRECTOR TO FACE ARRAIGNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&lsquo;m comfortable with the president and how he&lsquo;s handled his entire responsibilities with this issue, with foreign policy, with the border, with tax policy, you name it,&rdquo; Jordan said.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan created the Subcommittee on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1760739\/seven-takeaways-from-the-house-gops-first-weaponization-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weaponization of the Federal Government<\/a> as the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 backs DOJ&#8217;s Comey indictment as &#8216;entirely appropriate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2498069,"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\/2025\/10\/jordan-comey-e1760281646813.jpg?1760267251&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[64099,3998,7076,23098],"class_list":["post-2498068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-comey-indictment","tag-defense","tag-doj","tag-jim-jordan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jordan-comey-e1760281646813.jpg?1760267251&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498068","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=2498068"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2498072,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498068\/revisions\/2498072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2498069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2498068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2498068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2498068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}