Fox News "Hannity" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Jim Jordans

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HANNITY: All right. Mr. Goodlatte, I want to thank you for what you are doing. And if we don't get those documents, I hope you hold them accountable and I believe you will. I know you meant what you said.

Joining us with more, Ohio Congressman and Freedom Caucus member Jim Jordan. Congressman Jordan, I don't see the documents presented. And we now have all the evidence we need, Hillary, it's irrefutable, committed felonies. Lead investigator Strzok exonerated her long before he ever interviewed her or the witnesses, which means the fix was in and then they tried to smash and destroy Donald Trump the other candidate. I can't think of a worse abuse of power or corruption scandal in American history. Maybe you can help me out.

REP. JIM JORDAN, R-OHIO: No, no, you're right. The same six people, the key people who ran the Clinton investigation then ran the Russian investigation. Think about this, Sean. Jim Comey has been fired. Deputy Director McCabe has been fired, faces a criminal referral and lied three times under oath.

Chief of staff Jim Rybicki has left the FBI. General counsel Jim Baker demoted and has now left the FBI. Lisa Page, FBI counsel demoted now left the FBI. And of course, Peter Strzok deputy head of counterintelligence demoted and a couple of days ago escorted from the FBI.

So when you have ever seen a federal agency where six of the top people ran the two most important investigation I've ever heard of, when have you ever seen that happen? So, yes. Mr. Goodlatte is exactly right. If they don't give us the documents we are going to pass a resolution on the House floor. The speaker has been clear about this.

HANNITY: How soon?

JORDAN: It will happen next week if they don't do it. It will -- the speaker has been clear. They will -- we will pass that and whole House will go on record saying Mr. Rosenstein, give us what we are entitled to have to get answers for the American people. And then if he still doesn't do that then it's contempt. And then finally the ultimate leverage we have and ultimate pressure we have is the impeachment article.

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HANNITY: And you are telling the American people tonight you will do all of this, this is not a game? This is -- if they don't us their word.

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JORDAN: If they don't give us -- well, this is -- but it's the speaker of the house, this is Devin Nunes, this is Chairman Goodlatte, these are the people in the House and Senate who says we a right to get that.

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HANNITY: I agree.

JORDAN: And the full House will -- the resolution has been filed by Mr. Meadows and I several others. Mr. Meadows filed it last week.

HANNITY: All right. Let me ask you this.

JORDAN: That's what have to happen this.

HANNITY: So, apparently this was a little bit of a showdown on Capitol Hill on the floor today between Mark Meadows and who's the chairman of the freedom caucus and Speaker Ryan. And apparently it was about the talking points that are being fed to the president and the American people about immigration don't match up with the bill. Are we being lied to or mislead again by Republicans?

JORDAN: Sean, I wasn't a part of it. Normally I would be a part of that conversation with Mark. I wasn't on the floor. This time Mark and the speaker had a conversation--

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HANNITY: Have you seen the bill? Do they match the talking points which this is what is about?

JORDAN: Here's -- well, I haven't had a chance to fully review the bill yet. Both bills are going to be on the floor tomorrow, but what I do know is Goodlatte, Chairman Goodlatte's first piece of legislation is the one that is consistent with the mandate of the 2016 election. More importantly, consistent with what we told the American people we were going to do. Because it does the good borders, builds the wall, stops the chain migration, stops the--

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HANNITY: Wait, wait. OK. The most important thing, is the money for the wall up front? All of it?

JORDAN: It has to be. It has to be in both bills. But the first bill is the one I think is the best bill. That's the one I'm supporting.

HANNITY: All right. By the way, I know you were a wrestler in college. You only lost one match all your life?

JORDAN: I lost more than that in college. I lost more than that in college. High school.

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HANNITY: High school you won one match.

JORDAN: That was a long time ago I saw it.

HANNITY: Listen, I've my second degree brown belt in mixed martial arts, but I don't think I'm messing with you. Wrestler--

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JORDAN: I won't mess with you. Thanks, Sean.

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