House Minority Leader-elect Jim Jordan (R-OH) said Wednesday he expects House Democrats to pursue a third impeachment of President Donald Trump and to open investigations across every committee if they take control of the chamber, warning that the party “can’t help themselves” when it comes to targeting political opponents.
Speaking on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Jordan was asked by host Sean Hannity about the “lawfare” Republicans anticipate from an incoming Democrat majority and how the GOP plans to respond.
“It’ll be every committee. There’ll be a third impeachment. They can’t help themselves,” Jordan said. “They’re going to go after everyone in the cabinet. We’ve already seen that with Secretary of War Hegseth. They’re going to go after people in the private sector, which I think is ridiculous. They’ve already sent hundreds of letters out to people in the government and outside the government.”
Jordan said he also expects Democrats to target whoever Republicans nominate for president in the next cycle, naming several potential contenders.
“I think they’re probably going to also do — I think they’re going to go after whoever they think our nominee is going to be. Will they go after Vice President Vance? Will they go after Secretary Rubio, Governor DeSantis, Governor Youngkin, Senator — whoever they think might be our nominee, I think you’ll see them target them because for the Democrats, it’s all about politics and going after their political opponents.”
Jordan argued that a letter from the Justice Department underscored the scope of what Democrats are attempting. “We had first Garcia on election night saying lawyer up. And then the Justice Department sent out the letter and said, you can’t just go after people for political harassment. There has to be a legislative purpose. And right now, they can’t cite one. They’re just attacking their political opposition,” he said.
Jordan said Republicans are prepared to counter the effort. “But it’ll be across the board in every single committee. And we are committed as House Republicans pushing back and giving the facts and the truth to the American people,” he said.
