Global Courant 2023-04-19 09:01:17
“Daily showhost Jordan Klepper mock Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for a much-derided New York City House Judiciary Committee hearing that critics dismissed as little more than a stunt made for TV.
The off-site congressional hearing to discuss crime in New York City came after a grand jury in Manhattan indicted Donald Trump on the basis of a criminal investigation led by the public prosecutor Alvin Bragg. Jordan, a close ally of the former president, was probably hoping for a little payback for his friend.
Jordan said Bragg’s policies are “going to ruin this great city,” a comment that surprised Klepper for two reasons.
“First, he admits that New York is a great city. Never thought I’d hear that,’ Klepper said. “And two, that he actually held a crime hearing. I was pretty sure ignoring crime was the whole Jim Jordan thing.
Jordan, who was an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University, has been accused by several athletes by ignore allegations of sexual assault to the team doctor during his time there.
Jordan has denied the athletes’ allegations.
Klepper also pointed out another annoying fact for the legislator.
“When you consider that the homicide rate is much higher in Columbus, Ohio — which is in Jim Jordan’s neck of the woods — maybe he should have held hearings there,” Klepper said.
Later in the segment, “Daily Show” correspondent Desi Lydic took a picture of Jordan herself.
“Jim Jordan has flown all the way to New York to talk about his fear of New York,” she said. ‘Relax, Jim. Go see that Michael Jackson Broadway show. It also ignores allegations of abuse. You would love it!”
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