'Can't make this up': Jim Jordan ripped for citing Maxwell interview to defend Trump

Rep. Jim Jordan (R–Ohio) has cited Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s interview with the Department of Justice as apparent exculpatory evidence regarding President Donald Trump’s alleged association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

During an appearance on "The Big Weekend Show" on Fox News on Saturday, Jordan referenced Maxwell’s statement that she “never witnessed the President in any inappropriate setting in any way” to argue that there is “nothing there” implicating Trump.

Jordan commented, “This confirms what we all knew,” adding, “We knew President Trump didn’t do anything wrong here … this transcript is the whole transcript and it confirms that.”

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He concluded: “So I think there’s nothing there, it seems, based on what we got from the interview of Ms. Maxwell."

”In July, four former Ohio State University wrestlers alleged in lawsuits that Jordan, then an assistant wrestling coach from 1986 to 1994, failed to protect them from the team's doctor, Richard Strauss, who later faced widespread accusations of sexual misconduct.

According to these plaintiffs, it would have been impossible for Jordan to be unaware of Strauss’s actions, which they said were “common knowledge” within the wrestling program.

One former wrestler, Dunyasha Yetts, recounted reporting an uncomfortable physical exam to Jordan and the head coach at the time; according to Yetts, they subsequently spoke with Strauss about the incident.

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Jordan has denied any knowledge of abuse during his tenure, stating that no one ever reported such behavior to him.

Meanwhile, his Saturday remarks about Maxwell's testimony were mocked on social media.

Political commentator Brian Cohen wrote on the social platfom X: "If you can trust anyone when it comes to exposing pedophilia, it’s Jim Jordan."

Writer Michael Freeman said: "You can’t make this up. Congressman who turned a blind eye to sexual abuse endorses claims by perpetrator of sexual abuse."

Author John Pavlovitz said: "There has never been a better friend to pedophiles than @Jim_Jordan."

Niels Groenveld wrote: "Pathetic take. Ghislaine Maxwell is a convicted sex trafficker, not a beacon of truth. Treating her word as exoneration is like boasting a serial killer vouched for your innocence. How much longer can Jordan keep humiliating himself groveling for Trump?"

Greg MacEachern, a communications strategist, wrote: "Jordan seems very happy to take the word of a convicted sex offender as long as that convicted sex offender is saying exactly what he wants her to say."