Jim Jordan accused of trying to pull fast one with promise of 'damning evidence' on Biden

During an appearance on Fox News on Sunday, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) boasted to host Maria Bartiromo that his Republicans have damning evidence that will once and for all lead to the impeachment of President Joe Biden.

However, as MSNBC's Steve Benen pointed out, Jordan was trying to pull a fast one on Fox viewers by touting information that was debunked in the middle of last year.

As the MSNBC analyst noted, if that is the best the GOP can do, they don't have a foot to stand on as they pursue the president through his son.

Speaking with Bartiromo, Jordan stated, "The most, I think, damning evidence thus far is what we got from Devon Archer, Hunter Biden’s business partner.”

According to Benen, that was tantamount to admitting Republicans have yet to come up with anything that sticks.

Writing for MSNBC, he explained, "In case anyone needs a refresher, House Republicans were excited this past summer ahead of their Q&A with Archer, hoping that he might be able to provide them with explosive revelations," before adding, "He didn’t.

"Archer testified under oath that President Joe Biden wasn’t involved with Burisma, didn’t talk business with his son’s associates, and didn’t take bribes, effectively shredding each of the Republicans’ core claims. We know this for certain because GOP investigators released a transcript of the testimony."

Noting that line of inquiry went down in flames five months ago, Benen suggested, "Now, evidently, Jordan expects the public to believe that the information provided by Archer to congressional investigators was the most 'damning evidence' they’ve uncovered to date. But therein lies the rub: If the most damning evidence House Republicans have is Archer debunking their claims, then House Republicans haven’t received any damning evidence."

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