The House select committee investigating the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol announced Wednesday that it has asked Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan about his contact with former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6.

What You Need To Know

  • The House panel investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol announced Wednesday that it has asked Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan about his contact with former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6

  • In an interview with Spectrum News in July, Jordan, one of Trump's most ardent and vocal supporters, admitted that he spoke to Trump on Jan. 6, but couldn't confirm if it happened before, during or after the insurrection

  • At a House Rules Committee hearing in October, Jordan said that he spoke to Trump on Jan. 6

  • In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Jordan said his team is going to “review” the letter from the panel, but noted that he has concerns about the way the panel and its investigation is operating; Spectrum News reached out to Jordan's office for further clarification

"We understand that you had at least one and possibly multiple communications with President Trump on January 6th," the letter from Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the panel's chair, reads. "We would like to discuss each such communication with you in detail. And we also wish to inquire about any communications you had on January 5th or 6th with those in the Willard War Room, the Trump legal team, White House personnel or others involved in organizing or planning the actions and strategies for January 6th."

In an interview with Spectrum News in July, Jordan, one of Trump's most ardent and vocal supporters, admitted that he spoke to Trump on Jan. 6, but couldn't confirm if it happened before, during or after the mob of Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying that Joe Biden won the election.

“I spoke with him that day, after? I think after,” Jordan told Spectrum News. “I don't know if I spoke with him in the morning or not. I just don't know. I'd have to go back. I don't know when those conversations happened.”

At a House Rules Committee hearing in October, Jordan said that he spoke to Trump on Jan. 6.

“Of course, I talked to the president,” Jordan said at the time. “I talked to him that day. I’ve been clear about that. I don’t recall the number of times, but it’s not about me. I know you want to make it about that.”

In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Jordan said his team is going to “review” the letter from the panel, but noted that he has concerns about the way the panel and its investigation is operating, including that the committee has released portions of lawmakers’ text messages, but not the full messages.

Spectrum News reached out to Jordan's office for further clarification.

In a November interview with Spectrum News, Jordan would not commit to cooperating with the Jan. 6 panel.

“Depends what it is,” Jordan said. “I mean, I'm not going to answer hypothetical questions, but I just think this is a complete sham, what these guys are doing.”