BY FATMA KHALED ON 12/11/22
Representative Ted Lieu, a California Democrat, on Saturday shared remarks previously made by Representative Jim Jordan to point out that the Ohio Republican reportedly lied about a tweet posted by an account for the GOP on the House Judiciary Committee that praised Twitter CEO Elon Musk, rapper Kanye West, and former President Donald Trump.
"'One thing I've learned: People who mislead folks on small things mislead them on big things.' Jim Jordan, December 8, 2022 #SaturdayMorning receipts," Lieu tweeted, quoting Jordan's remarks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday.
Lieu's tweet comes after Jordan denied that a post on Twitter, which has since been deleted, seemed to have shown approval of Musk, West, and Trump, reading "Kanye. Elon. Trump," The Independent reported.
The tweet was posted on October 6 by an account that belongs to Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee on which Jordan serves as a ranking member. The post was removed around two months later following West's controversial remarks about Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, according to The Independent.
Jordan reportedly lied about the tweet during a Thursday committee hearing, saying that the "tweet was not our account and that tweet has been removed," MSNBC reported Friday.
Jordan reportedly lied about the tweet during a Thursday committee hearing, saying that the "tweet was not our account and that tweet has been removed," MSNBC reported Friday.
Thursday's hearing was looking into ethical violations related to the U.S. Supreme Court. During the hearing, Jordan asked Reverend Robert Schenck about an incident involving his brother Reverend Paul Schenck, Fox News reported.
Robert was testifying before Congress about how right-wing Christian activists built close relationships with Supreme Court justices to advance their conservative agenda, according to NPR. Jordan on Thursday referred to Robert's account of an incident that the reverend wrote about in his book, Costly Grace.
Above, Representative Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican, speaks to supporters at a "Save America" rally on September 17 in Youngstown, Ohio. Democratic Representative Ted Lieu of California on Saturday shared remarks previously made by Jordan to point out that the Ohio Republican reportedly lied about a tweet posted by an account for the GOP on the House Judiciary Committee that praised Elon Musk, Kanye West, and Donald Trump.
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The incident reportedly was related to a 1997 court case brought forward by Chief Justice William Rehnquist that involved his brother Paul versus Pro-Choice Network for Western New York, according to Fox News. In his book, Robert wrote about how Rehnquist referred to him as "reverend," a title that is not used in the names of court cases, and expressed how he was pleased with that recognition.
However, Jordan questioned Robert about his account of the incident, and suggested that he was lying about it.
"One thing I've learned: People who mislead folks on small things mislead them on big things. You know what? You can lie in a book, that's not a crime. You can lie to The New York Times, that's not a crime. But when you come in front of Congress, and you say things that are not true, you're not allowed to do that."
Newsweek reached out to Jordan's office for comment.
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