AINSLEY EARHARDT (CO-HOST): You knew when you sent this letter there was going to be criticism from the left. [Rep.] Nancy Pelosi's [(D-CA)] come out saying you're trying to impeach because -- Rod Rosenstein -- because there's some controversy that you've been involved in, she says. She says you're doing this to divert attention from the entanglements in the sexual abuse investigation swirling around Ohio State University's wrestling program. Explain what happened when you were the assistant coach there.
REP. JIM JORDAN (R-OH): Look, I've talked to all kinds of my colleagues, they can all see through this story. This is something that supposedly happened 30 years ago. If there was in fact abuse, then we want people to get justice and the truth to come out. But there were hundreds of coaches, hundreds of administrators in that time period. No one ever reported any. Certainly no one reported it to me. if they had, I would've -- there was no reason for you not to deal with it if you knew about it. Your student athletes, you want the best for them, you want them ready to compete and be able to win, so if there was some problem I would have definitely reported it.
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STEVE DOOCY (CO-HOST): Congressman, why did your name come up now?
JORDAN: Well, I mean, come on. It's like, you're one of the assistant coaches and you're probably, I guess, the most high-profile individual today, so it draws attention to what they're trying to do. The guy who's making the most noise is a guy who's got a criminal background; the other guy has been in prison for 18 months. It's sad.
DOOCY: Why are they trying -- you're saying they're trying to hurt you?
JORDAN: Well, I mean, look, you'd have to ask them. What I know is, every single assistant coach has said the same thing I have. All kinds of wrestlers have come forward and said the same thing I have. And the reason they've done that, the reason they've said that, is because it's the truth. And all my colleagues see through this story, so we're focused on doing what we told the American people we're going to do, and making Congress work so we can continue to help the president accomplish good things.
