'Something to hide': Liz Cheney calls Jim Jordan one of the 'masterminds' of 2020 scheme

In the final portion of Nicolle Wallace's interview with former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), the MSNBC host asked about Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and his liability for his involvement in Jan. 6.

Jordan has announced he'll be doing an investigation into "collusion" between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special counsel Jack Smith. Turning over evidence to prosecutors isn't collusion, according to Cheney.

"I think that there's no question he has — that Jim Jordan has something to hide, probably a lot to hide," said Cheney. "If you go back and you look at the phone records as well as what he's said himself about his discussions and his conversations with Donald Trump on the 6. There's a very significant role he played in the lead-up to that. He was clearly one of the masterminds in terms of helping to facilitate Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the election."

She noted that Jordan also refused to comply with the House Select Committee investigating 2020 and Jan. 6 when they subpoenaed his information. Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) is another one, though his phone was subpoenaed and seized by the Justice Department. Some of Jordan's texts have become public through Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows.

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"So, you have to imagine that he's doing everything he can to help Donald Trump, to do Donald Trump's bidding," Cheney continued. "And I think that he has so many questions of his own to answer that people just need to go back and look at the record. Look at how confused he's been when people have pushed him on what did you say to Donald Trump. When did you talk to him on the 6th? What was your role in all of this? Did you make a request for pardons? But he's very clearly at the heart of what was an attempt to seize power and overturn an election."

When asked if Jordan has "criminal exposure," Cheney said, "he has a lot of questions to answer."

She recalled an interview with Steve Bannon where Jordan struggled to answer questions to even a friendly ally.

Raw Story has full coverage of Cheney's book, "Oath and Honor," here.

See the clip of the interview in the video below or at the link here.

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