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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 09:36 AM Jul 2018

Ex-White House ethics chief files complaint demanding probe into Jim Jordan sex abuse coverup claims

Source: The Hill



BY AVERY ANAPOL - 07/09/18 09:31 AM EDT

Former White House ethics chief Norm Eisen said Monday that he has filed a formal ethics complaint against GOP Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio) amid accusations that the lawmaker ignored sexual abuse in the Ohio State wrestling program where he served as a coach.

Eisen, who served as former President Obama's ethics chief, said that he and Fred Wertheimer of nonprofit watchdog group Democracy 21 filed the complaint.

Jordan has denied the allegations, saying that if he had known about the abuse, he would have acted to stop it.

Seven former wrestlers have contradicted Jordan's claims, saying that the former assistant coach knew about sexual abuse by athletic doctor Richard Strauss. Strauss killed himself in 2005.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/396070-ex-white-house-ethics-chief-files-complaint-demanding-probe-into-jim-jordan

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Ex-White House ethics chief files complaint demanding probe into Jim Jordan sex abuse coverup claims (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2018 OP
Yes, that's how to do it! Sue for the truth every single time! Force.... machoneman Jul 2018 #1
Lock him up! lagomorph777 Jul 2018 #2
K&R Scurrilous Jul 2018 #3
I'll bet Jordan secretly enjoyed DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #4
My gaydar goes off on him kimbutgar Jul 2018 #5
We Need 2.5 Years of Benghazi-Type Hearings On This Scandal! DoctorJoJo Jul 2018 #6
GOP congressman hires crisis PR firm to handle sexual assault scandal Judi Lynn Jul 2018 #7

machoneman

(3,951 posts)
1. Yes, that's how to do it! Sue for the truth every single time! Force....
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 11:54 AM
Jul 2018

an investigation. Do we doubt the Republiscums would ignore all the claimants charges if it were a Democrat?

Methinks not.......

kimbutgar

(20,871 posts)
5. My gaydar goes off on him
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 02:24 PM
Jul 2018

I wouldn’t be surprised if he got a tingle seeing those young men wrestling and while they were showering.

Judi Lynn

(160,211 posts)
7. GOP congressman hires crisis PR firm to handle sexual assault scandal
Mon Jul 9, 2018, 06:10 PM
Jul 2018

By Eric Boehlert - July 9, 2018

Republican hothead and fierce Trump defender Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio has officially shifted into crisis mode.

Jordan has been accused by seven former wrestlers at Ohio State University of turning a blind eye to widespread sexual abuse of student athletes by team doctor, Richard Strauss, when he was a wrestling coach at the school.

On Monday, the conservative crisis management firm Shirley & Banister Public Affairs released a statement on Jordan’s behalf, in an effort to thwart the mounting scandal headlines.

The statement touted the claims of six former OSU coaches who insist they, along with Jordan, never heard about allegations regarding Strauss, and therefore never ignored troubling claims.

More:
https://shareblue.com/gop-congressman-jim-jordan-hires-crisis-pr-firm-sexual-assault-scandal-ohio-state/
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