Jim Jordan will now have to answer questions under oath about wrestling team scandal

[cbabe]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/college-sports/jim-jordan-will-now-have-to-answer-questions-under-oath-about-wrestling-team-scandal/ar-AA1IKzp9

Jim Jordan will now have to answer questions under oath about wrestling team scandal

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Story by Carl Gibson

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who chairs the powerful House Judiciary Committee, will soon be questioned under oath in a sworn deposition, according to a new report.

According to Columbus, Ohio-based NBC affiliate WCMH, Jordan will be questioned specifically about what he knew regarding former Ohio State University wrestling team doctor Richard Strauss' sexual abuse of student athletes. WCMH reported Wednesday that Jordan will be deposed this coming Friday in Washington D.C. as part of civil lawsuits former Ohio State wrestlers filed against the school.

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[Chasstev365]

1. He will lie his ass off and get away with it

[emulatorloo]

11. Of course he'll perjury himself. But there's a good chance he'll get caught in several lies.

He’s a terrible liar. Maybe good enough to fool MAGA, but that doesn’t take much.

[democrank]

15. I tend to agree with you

but perhaps this time the sly trickster might be held accountable.Let’s hope.

[BaronChocula]

17. In spite of ample testimony that refutes his

&t=3s

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Seriously, what took so long?

[cbabe]

3. Laziness. Fear. Buy offs. I think the powerful Clooney

documentary is what broke through.

[Ellipsis]

4. Agreed.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. Well, in that case, thank you George Clooney!

A feather in your cap!

[Bettie]

5. He'll lie; oaths mean nothing to these people

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and they always get away with it.

Meanwhile, a Democrat makes a flippant comment and it's all anyone talks about for weeks or months.

[Delphinus]

7. Sadly, I wish I

could disagree with your post.

[luvallpeeps]

38. Al Franken comes to mind. N/T

[kimbutgar]

6. Was the George Clooney documentary on this released ?

[cbabe]

9. Yes. HBO. Trailer at link.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-ohio-state-abuse-documentary-trailer-1236256897/

George Clooney-Produced Ohio State Abuse Doc Gets Date, Trailer From HBO
Emmy and Oscar winner Eva Orner directed ‘Surviving Ohio State.’


BY RICK PORTER
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JUNE 5, 2025 10:36AM

HBO’s documentary about a sexual abuse scandal in the Ohio State University athletic department has a premiere date.

The premium outlet will debut Surviving Ohio State, which counts George Clooney among its producers, on June 17 (it will also stream on Max). The film features several survivors of abuse at the hands of Dr. Richard Strauss, an Ohio State athletics doctor from 1978-98, telling the stories of what happened to them and how they have tried to hold the university accountable for Strauss’ actions.

HBO has also released a trailer for the documentary; watch it below.

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[kimbutgar]

12. Thanks

[VTderry]

8. Thank you for this increasingly rare bit of GOOD news!

I'm betting Gym is already in a flopsweat realizing the difficulty of gishgalloping actual attorneys.


(ETA missing word.)

[dlk]

10. Jordan will plead the 5th or lie

Never having been held accountable, he’s just too full of himself.

[TheRickles]

41. I'm guessing he has a few holes in his memory. It was so long ago, after all....

[lark]

14. Lie, lie, lie or maybe deflect some but no truth will be utterred.

If they weren't great liars and total sycophants tsf wouldn't have hired any of them, including Lutnick.

[FakeNoose]

16. There will be a lot of "I don't recall's"

All of this happened at least 30 years ago, so Jordan can get away with a lot of forgetfulness. Also Richard Strauss died 20 years ago, so there's nobody to contradict Jordan about what he knew and when he knew it.

If Jordan has a decent defense lawyer, he'll get out of this by not remembering much.

[Wiz Imp]

40. The wrestlers who were abused have already contradicted what Jordan says he knew and when he knew it.

This will not go well for him. This is part of civil lawsuits. The article does not specify if specific damages or how much are being sought against Jordan, but based on previous published accounts from many of the wrestlers, I can certainly see Jordan being held liable for some damages. Of course, he's never going to be held criminally responsible for anything - that ship sailed long ago.

[BaronChocula]

18. The Strauss Files

Is every republican somehow linked to pedophilia or SA???

[live love laugh]

30. Pretty much ...

[Reader Rabbit]

19. Will he, though?

He's ignored subpoenas and summonses before.

[Pacifist Patriot]

37. Exactly my thought.

[Seinan Sensei]

42. On 5/12/2022 Jordan was subpoenaed by the House Select committee on Jan 6

That was 1163 days ago.
Crickets.
No response.
Jordan himself, however, as chair of the House Judiciary Committee, has issued 90+ subpoenas.

"Rules are for thee, but not for me."

[louis-t]

20. Finally

Get ready for the "I do not recall"s.

[Quanto Magnus]

21. He'll do what Republicans do

not answer the questions, by talking about something else entirely....

Blame Biden/Obama/the Deep State
Blame immigrants/talk about 'open borders'
Blame 'woke' media

[grandpamike1]

22. OSU

The Chancellor at OSU, should be subpoenaed as well, since they claimed they did an investigation, on both Strauss & Jordan, that was never made public, as far as I know.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

23. Gym Jordan never passed the bar exam

It is not clear if Gym took the bar exam or knew that he was too stupid to pass the bar exam

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Ford_Prefect]

24. Should take the spotlight off Taco for an afternoon.

[Hekate]

25. He will lie without a second thought

[MorbidButterflyTat]

26. He'll mimic the Keebler Klansman:

"Ah do not recawl," over and over when questioned by Senator Al Franken.

[LNM]

27. Honestly, will his constituents even care?

This is the type of thing that gets us excited about knocking him down but the right (his constituents) will yawn and say “nothing to see here”.

[Demovictory9]

28. Good

[efhmc]

29. Oath, smoth. Will not matter to that suberb liar

[Autumn]

31. He will lie and it won't be a problem at all.

The wealthy and powerful will never beheld accountable.

[Beachnutt]

32. He doesn't recall...

and I'd like to assert my 5th amendment right.

[LilElf70]

33. It's about time!!!

I hope the DOES lie, and gets caught. I do believe the punishment at that time would be jail time.

This weasel needs to pay for his ignorance, and silence all these years.

[barbtries]

34. as we have seen with republicans,

oath schmoath

he'll lie his ass off or take the 5th.

[Upthevibe]

35. Kick. N/T

[GB_RN]

36. Sexual Predators' Best Friend In Congress...

Jacketoff Gym Jordan, finally being subpoenaed to give a formal deposition in the lawsuit filed by his former Ohio State wrestling players. Technically, he’ll have to answer questions about what he knew and when. Buuuut, as we all know (don’t need Karnak the Magnificent to predict that) Gym will never answer a question without lying and/or taking the Fifth.

[liberalla]

39. YAY!!!!!!

Finally!