January 6 committee asks for Jim Jordan's "voluntary cooperation"

The House January 6 select committee is asking for Republican Congressman Jim Jordan's "voluntary cooperation" in its investigation, requesting that he meet with the committee and provide information about events and conversations leading up to and on the day of the assault on the Capitol.

The committee's chairman, Congressman Bennie Thompson, noted in a letter to the Ohio congressman that Jordan appeared to have had "at least one communication and possibly multiple communications with President Trump on January 6th."  Thompson also recalled that Jordan had indicated in October that he would be willing to cooperate with the committee. 

"When you were asked during a Rules Committee hearing on October 20, 2021, whether you would be willing to share with the Select Committee the information you have regarding January 6th and the events leading up to that day, you responded, 'I've said all along, I have nothing to hide. I've been straightforward all along,'" Thompson said in the letter.