Fox News "Hannity" - Transcript: interview with Rep. Jim Jordan
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REP. JIM JORDAN (R-OH): Sean, I hope every American gets a chance to read what took place in that room today, because when they do, they will see there is no quid pro quo. They will see exactly what President Trump and President Zelensky was going on between these two countries, and they'll see what a good ambassador, what a good diplomat Kurt Volker was, Ambassador Volker, and the people who worked with him and how they were looking out at -- for the best interest of this country, and frankly for the best interests of Ukraine. That's what will come through.
So I hope, I hope, at some point, every single American gets to read what took place in that room today.
HANNITY: All right. Now, here's the question, there's been a lot of people say and release the transcripts. So, this took place today, right? This went before Congress today?
JORDAN: Yes.
HANNITY: I hear, by the way, that there's a reason and it's not the reason the Democrats have been telling us that he left? Is that true? And can we release these transcripts? Can Adam Schiff get those transcripts from us or Nancy Pelosi sign off on releasing the transcripts? Because I'm thinking I'll put them on the air tomorrow night if she releases them?
JORDAN: Yes, no, they sure can. That's the Adam Schiff's call as the chairman. They will -- look, this whole process, what they try to do, this whole unfair process -- remember -- Adam Schiff just -- he met with the whistleblower, his staff met with the whistleblower before the complaint was filed. This is the same Adam Schiff who last summer was meeting with Glenn Simpson in Colorado. This is the same Adam Schiff whose staff met with Michael Cohen, the big star witness the Democrats at the start of this Congress, met with Adam Cohen for hours before he testified in front of our committee.
And today, he tried to limit members' ability to ask questions. He made sure that the State Department couldn't have lawyers in the room there when Mr. Volker was testifying and he put a limit on the staff we could have. So, this is -- this is just more of this unfair process. I hope you get to walk --
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HANNITY: Wait a minute, I want the transcript. Why can't they release the transcript?
Democrats need to be transparent. Release the transcript. While they're at it, I want the Ukraine call transcripts with Biden, and I want the Obama transcripts with the mullahs in Iran and you're on Rouhani and -- oh, Vladimir Putin after he got reelected wanted more flexibility, what did they talk about?
Gregg Jarrett?
GREGG JARRETT, LEGAL ANALYST: Yes, I agree, but it's not going to happen because the president is the one who has been transparent and Democrats are the ones who have been hiding everything. And now, of course, with the complicit media trying to hide the activities of Joe Biden, the president had every right and it's incumbent upon him if he has some information that a former vice president who's now running for president United States committed a corrupt act by misusing his office and conferring a benefit -- a billion dollars to a foreign government in exchange for shutting down an investigation that protected his son, or was going after his son.
I mean, that's a corrupt act. It's a violation of Foreign Corrupt --
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HANNITY: Place names.
JARRETT: Pardon me?
HANNITY: Let's play my game. Let's -- vice president Donald Trump I know he won't like being demoted, just for the game's purposes, and Don Jr. becomes Hunter Biden.
JARRETT: Sure.
HANNITY: I think we've been hearing a very different tune.
All right. Here's what I want to know now -- what will it take to get the transcript from Mr. Volker? Jim Jordan, real quick.
JORDAN: It's up to Adam Schiff. I mean, I -- look, like you and Gregg just said, the president has been transparent here. I hope everyone else can be as transparent and the American people can see for themselves what took place.
HANNITY: All right. Thank you both.
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