GOP Rep Jim Jordan defends Trump's control over classified material despite pushback.

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Source: The Independent
GOP Rep Jim Jordan defends Trump's control over classified material despite pushback.
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Jim Jordan, chair of the House Oversight Committee, defended former President Donald Trump's claim that all documents retained without the consent of the National Archives at Mar-a-Lago were declassified, despite statements cited by the Justice Department suggesting otherwise. Jordan has long been a defender of Trump and has sought to investigate the Manhattan District Attorney's office in response to their prosecution of Trump for falsifying business records. Trump faces 37 felony counts brought by the US Department of Justice.

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