'Failure theater': Matt Gaetz lashes out at Jim Jordan's Biden probe during Speaker debate

During the debate on whether Speaker Kevin McCarthy should be ousted, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) attacked Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for his attempt at bringing down President Joe Biden.

NBC News reporter Garrett Haake tweeted: "Gaetz really burning down the House GOP around him. Responds to Jordan by saying oversight efforts – including their crown jewel Hunter Biden investigation – look like 'failure theater.'"

Jordan has been blamed for being unable to garner public attention to GOP claims that Biden is using the government to attack Republicans.

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"Jordan, who is now chairman of a subcommittee on the 'weaponization' of government against conservatives, previewed even more nefarious skulduggery," The Nation wrote in April.

"There were, he said, 'dozens' of federal whistleblowers who were prepared to blow the lid off the deep state, including at least 14 inside the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Those FBI witnesses would show how the agency was used to thwart Donald Trump and other conservatives. Indeed, once word of the hearings got out, the army of whistleblowers grew. By January, Jordan had revised the number of FBI whistleblowers up to 19."

Newly elected Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) was in that hearing, and asked Jordan why he failed to deliver on the so-called "whistleblowers" that could back up his claims.

“Apparently, this committee is no longer focused on the so-called dozens and dozens of FBI whistleblowers who were supposedly going to show some massive government conspiracy to attack conservatives,” Goldman said. “Three of them have now come in for transcribed interviews — over a month ago. Where are those witnesses, Mr. Chairman? Let’s bring them in. Bring them in right here so that the American people can see for themselves what the entire basis of this subcommittee is.”

Jordan's hearings have failed to garner much attention outside of far-right blogs – and have yet to come up with substantial evidence.