Fox News "Hannity" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Jim Jordan
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HANNITY: --@SeanHannity on Twitter. Joining us now with more reaction on those breaking news, Republican Congressman Jim Jordan. Jim, you watched the events unfold today. You just heard John's report. Your reaction?
REP. JIM JORDAN, R-OH: Well, the first thing is Bob Mueller - Bob Mueller's report. If the report speaks for itself, why do you have to do a press conference? And what did we learn in the 9 minutes and 39 seconds of Mr. Mueller's press conference?
We learned that there was no collusion, no obstruction, after what, 22 months, $30 million, 19 lawyers, 40 FBI agents, 500 witnesses, 2800 subpoenas. It was the same darn conclusion. So that to me was the big take away. If the report speaks for itself, why did you have to do a 9 minute 39 seconds press conference where you took no questions from the press?
HANNITY: May be Jim Jordan, I've read too many of the closed-door testimonies to see what people like yourself and Mark Meadows were doing behind the scenes. Now the Congressman Doug Collins released the closed- door testimony. The question you and others would ask - Mark Meadows would ask were poignant, they were relevant, and they got to the facts.
I don't think Bob Mueller would want to go before you. I have a lot of questions about - for Bob Mueller, when did he know that there was no collusion? I'd like to know how he was interested in FARA and loan applications but he didn't seem too interested in a Russian dossier put together by a foreign national that was full of lies, that was disseminated to the public by leaks to the press, and also used to spy on opposition party campaign based on Russian lies. I'd like those answers.
JORDAN: You're right. I think there were three takeaways from today; no new information, no collusion, no obstruction after all the investigation that Bob Mueller did. The second thing was he resigned, he told us that he stepping down. And then the third, I think he doesn't want to testify.
So if it comes out, that would be up to Jerry Nadler, but there are lots of questions to ask and the key ones I think are what you were just asked Sean. This dossier, because before they went to the FISA Court in October 2016, they knew all kinds of things about the author of that dossier, Christopher Steele.
They knew he was desperate. This was communicated by Bruce Ohr to the FBI. He was desperate to stop Trump and they didn't tell the court that information. Didn't tell the court who paid for the document, namely the Clinton campaign. Those are key questions that we need answers too. The good news is Bill Barr is doing an investigation and I think he's going to get the answers.
HANNITY: We'd know that between the Inspector General, between now Mr. Durham, now the Attorney General and others, the avalanche is coming. You know it more than I do. I wish you would sneak the information to me but you kind of - you know, like Mark, you don't give me what I want to know. Thank you so much Jim Jordan.
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