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Where Things Stand: It Was Hard To Spit Out, But Jim Jordan Confirmed He Spoke To Trump On Jan 6

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department and a probe into the politicization of the department under Attorney General William... WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department and a probe into the politicization of the department under Attorney General William Barr on Capitol Hill, June 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Susan Walsh-Pool/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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July 28, 2021 6:15 p.m.

Amid a stream of words delivered in his typical auctioneer fashion, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) confirmed Wednesday afternoon that he did, in fact, talk to Trump on Jan. 6.

When exactly that conversation happened — before the insurrection, during the attack, after the fact, when Congress was certifying President Joe Biden’s win — couldn’t tell ya.

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