Jim Jordan Dismisses Trump's Threats of Political Retribution
TL;DR
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan stated on CNN that he does not expect President-elect Donald Trump to use the Department of Justice to prosecute his political opponents, despite Trump's past rhetoric. Jordan emphasized that Trump did not pursue legal action against Hillary Clinton during his first term and reiterated that the Republican party opposes political prosecutions. He also criticized the legal cases against Trump as politically motivated and mentioned ongoing efforts to preserve records of these prosecutions for congressional oversight.
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