{"id":133292,"date":"2025-09-10T08:17:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T08:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/133292\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T08:17:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T08:17:06","slug":"stephen-colbert-torches-rep-jim-jordan-with-a-scathing-reminder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/133292\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert Torches Rep. Jim Jordan With A Scathing Reminder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trump said he never wrote it. Then, this week, Epstein\u2019s estate released the \u201cbirthday book\u201d with messages from friends \u2015 including Trump \u2015 but most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/republican-party\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Republicans<\/a> are either calling it a fake or simply ignoring it. <\/p>\n<p>Colbert rolled a clip of House Judiciary Committee Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/topic\/jim-jordan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Jordan<\/a> (R-Ohio) earlier in the day. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t seen it,\u201d said Jordan. \u201cDon\u2019t buy it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Colbert fired back with a biting reminder from Jordan\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Jim Jordan didn\u2019t see it, it didn\u2019t happen \u2015 especially not in the showers at Ohio State,\u201d he said, then encouraged his audience: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/impact\/topic\/google\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google<\/a> it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Jordan has denied those accusations, which have been corroborated by several witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI considered Jim Jordan a friend,\u201d former wrestler Mike DiSabato <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/gop-rep-sexual-abuse-ohio-state_n_5b3b955ce4b07b827cbb5479\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"said in 2018\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68c10cc2e4b0f2df4e04eb29\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"5b3b955ce4b07b827cbb5479\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said in 2018<\/a>. \u201cBut at the end of the day, he is absolutely lying if he says he doesn\u2019t know what was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See more in Colbert\u2019s Tuesday night monologue: <\/p>\n<p>20 Years OfFreeJournalism<\/p>\n<p>Your SupportFuelsOur Mission<\/p>\n<p>Your SupportFuelsOur Mission<\/p>\n<p>For two decades, HuffPost has been fearless, unflinching, and relentless in pursuit of the truth. 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