GOP effort to hamstring the Jan. 6 investigation enters a new phase

At one point a month ago, he said he couldn’t recall whether he spoke with Trump before, during or after the riot. As I noted at the time, the content of the call would probably help Jordan place it. And sure enough, Politico reported a week ago that Jordan and Gaetz, like McCarthy, pleaded with Trump during the riot to get his supporters to back off. People forget stuff, and Jordan has said he talks with Trump often, but it would seem pretty difficult to forget the time you asked the president to rein in allies who were overrunning the U.S. Capitol.