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Hugo Lowell in Washington

Jim Jordan demands material on him before complying with January 6 subpoena

Jordan was the top Republican on the House judiciary committee who spoke to Trump on January 6.
Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House judiciary committee, spoke to Donald Trump on January 6. Photograph: John Raoux/AP

Republican congressman Jim Jordan told the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack that he would consider complying with the panel’s subpoena only if they shared the material that put him under scrutiny, according to a letter he sent on Wednesday.

The response by Jordan – the top Republican on the House judiciary committee who spoke to Donald Trump on January 6 – stopped short of a refusal to comply with his subpoena, though it was not clear how he would proceed if the panel refused his request.

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