Jim Jordan bashed as Fox News’ Sean Hannity reports on chairman subpoenaing Merrick Garland for records of DOJ spying on congressional aides

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: On Tuesday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued a subpoena to Attorney General Merrick Garland, demanding documents related to the Department of Justice's acquisition of private communication information from congressional aides in 2017.

Following this event, Fox News host Sean Hannity took to Twitter (formerly known as X) to report on this news with his 6.4 million followers.

However, the internet did not look positive about Jordan’s subpoena as several people on X slammed the chairperson.

Sean Hannity reports on Jim Jordan subpoenaing Merrick Garland

Fox News anchor Sean Hannity took to X and wrote, “JORDAN SUBPOENAS GARLAND! Judiciary Chair Wants Records on DOJ Spying on Congressional Aides.”

Hannity’s tweet featured an article from his official website titled, “JORDAN SUBPOENAS GARLAND! Judiciary Chair Wants Records on DOJ Spying on Congressional Aides.”

In the article, it was reported that House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan has subpoenaed Merrick Garland for records of the Department of Justice spying on congressional aides.

According to The Washington Examiner, Jordan communicated with Garland, expressing the need for information to “independently determine” whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) had violated the separation of powers.

This pertained to the DOJ's subpoena of telecommunications companies for private information concerning congressional staff members who were investigating the DOJ's handling of the Trump-Russia inquiry.

Jordan criticized the DOJ for not fully complying with his earlier requests on this matter.

The Washington Examiner reviewed the subpoena, setting a deadline of January 19 for Garland to furnish the requested materials.

In October, Jordan initially reached out to Garland regarding the issue after Jason Foster, a lawyer from the whistleblower advocacy group Empower Oversight, disclosed that Google had informed him of a 2017 DOJ subpoena for subscriber information linked to telephone numbers of his family members.

The subpoena also sought details about the communication partners of these subscribers.

Internet dubs Jim Jordan a ‘hypocrite’

After Sean Hannity reported on Jim Jordan subpoenaing Merrick Garland for records of DOJ spying on congressional aides, several X users slammed Jordan.

One person wrote, “@Jim_Jordan doesn't have the right to subpoena anyone, because he defied his subpoena,” and another said, “Hahahaha - Jordan subpoenas someone…. Love that!! Good luck!!!”

An X user mocked Jordan adding, “Hahahaha! This idiot? The Gym that ignored his own subpoena? Are you really that desperate to get the focus off your fat orange Jesus? This is pathetic.”

Another had a similar opinion, “Every single subpoena needs to be ignored until Jim thinks he will obey his.  Seemingly, per Jordan, it is just fine to ignore them, if they want to.”

One more X user simply slammed him, “Jordan has no business issuing subpoenas given he rejected the same.  Hypocrite is too kind a word to describe Jordan but it is a perfect fit,” and another wrote, “Blah! Blah! Blah! Goes Gymmie Boi.”

“Gymmy has to keep busy doing nothing. That's what he is all about. The little man trying to act big,” said another person.

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