Thompson Says Jordan’s Refusal to Testify Before Jan. 6 Select Committee Fails to Address the Issues

Rep. Jim Jordan (R) (R-Ohio) questions top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, William B. Taylor Jr., and Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs George P. Kent testify before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 13, 2019 in Washington. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, said through a spokesman Monday that a response by Rep. Jim Jordan to his panel’s request the Ohio Republican appear before the panel failed to address the issues at hand.

Jordan in a letter made public late Sunday rejected the invitation. A spokesman for the committee told The Epoch Times the Ohio Republican’s response “fails to address the principal bases for the Select Committee’s request for a meeting, including that he worked directly with President Trump and the Trump legal team to attempt to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election.