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irisblue

(35,803 posts)
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 04:33 AM Aug 25

Jim Jordan believes Ghislaine Maxwell





https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jim-jordan-believes-ghislaine-maxwell-1235414525/

snip-The congressman seems to think Epstein's partner, who could be angling for a pardon and who has been accused of lying to federal officials, is a credible witness


snip-"Rep. Jim Jordan, the congressman accused of covering up a university doctor’s sexual misconduct against Ohio State wrestlers while Jordan was an assistant coach, said he believes convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell‘s recent testimony where she denied Trump and Epstein were “close.” Maxwell has been accused of running a trafficking ring with deceased billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. (Jordan has denied that he knew of abuse occurring at Ohio State while he was employed there.).


snip-"Maxwell said of Trump, when speaking with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who previously acted as Trump’s personal attorney, “As far as I’m concerned, President Trump was always very cordial and very kind to me,” “And I just want to say that I admire his extraordinary achievement in becoming the president now. And I like him, and I’ve always liked him.”


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Jim Jordan was elected in 2024 by 192,767 in the Ohio's 4th congressional district. This fact is their sin
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Haggard Celine

(17,419 posts)
1. He's spent his whole life looking the other way
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 04:50 AM
Aug 25

while people harm others. He is the most spineless, craven person in the House. I hope he has a problem one day and needs some help and everyone just ignores him. Of course Trump gave him a Medal of Freedom. He's just the kind of lowlife that Trump admires.

2naSalit

(97,662 posts)
7. Coming from mr. coverup himself...
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 11:59 AM
Aug 25

That's quite an honor for the monster in teacher's pet camp.

kimbutgar

(25,906 posts)
8. I just saw a documentary about the sexual abuserOhio state wrestling coach
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 12:00 PM
Aug 25

Jordan knew the coach was abusing young men and turned a blind eye. I bet he himself had his gentians touched by the coach…….and he liked it.

Grins

(8,787 posts)
9. Odd. BOTH Trump and Epstein say the were BFFs for years.
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 12:20 PM
Aug 25

How did “Gym” miss that? Deliberately!

barbtries

(30,713 posts)
10. the pervert protector says what?
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 01:07 PM
Aug 25

he's as credible as she is and the president is and magats are.

#SaveDemocracy

LetMyPeopleVote

(168,971 posts)
11. MaddowBlog-After seeing Ghislaine Maxwell transcript, Jim Jordan delivers dubious assurances
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 02:27 PM
Aug 25

For the Ohio Republican to pretend that Ghislaine Maxwell has credibility, and her claims about Trump should be accepted at face value, is ridiculous.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/seeing-ghislaine-maxwell-transcript-jim-jordan-delivers-dubious-assura-rcna226991

Given that Maxwell seems to be desperately looking for a Trump pardon, her comments were difficult to accept at face value. That said, for House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, it apparently wasn’t obvious at all.

Jordan on Ghislaine Maxwell Transcript: This confirms what we all knew: President Trump didn’t do anything wrong. This transcript confirms that. There’s nothing there based on this interview with Maxwell.

Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2025-08-24T00:17:23.360Z


....There are a couple of problems here.

The first is Jordan’s eagerness to trust the word of a convicted sex trafficker who is looking for a pardon. I can appreciate why Trump’s sycophantic allies are eager to make the Epstein scandal go away, but to pretend that Maxwell has credibility and her claims should be accepted at face value is ridiculous.

The second problem is that Jordan isn’t exactly the Republican Party’s best messenger on this issue. After all, as NBC News reported over the course of several years, the right-wing congressman was accused of turning a blind eye to sexual misconduct targeting student athletes at Ohio State during Jordan’s tenure as an assistant coach.

The congressman has repeatedly said he didn’t know about the abuses, but given the nature of the controversy, maybe the GOP should send out someone else to tout Maxwell’s claims in the Epstein scandal?

PurgedVoter

(2,566 posts)
14. Wow. Imagine If he came out supporting you.
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 07:03 PM
Aug 25

Worst brag ever, "Jim Jordan believes in me."

If he praised a minister, youth organization or denomination, it would not play well. They might even pay for him to shut up.

Jim Jordan's vote of confidence is the sort of thing you don't want the jury to hear in the middle of your trial.

If you are a pediatrician, he is the last person you want praising you.

Marcuse

(8,656 posts)
15. "It's all a hoax! Therefore Maxwell, Epstein, Trump and all the other pedophiles must be innocent. Free Ghislaine!"
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 08:29 PM
Aug 25

azureblue

(2,549 posts)
16. Then Jim the perv shoould read this
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 10:23 PM
Aug 25

Case 5:16-cv-00797-DMG-KS Document 1 Filed 04/26/16 Page 1 of 6 Page ID #:1

KATIE JOHNSON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CASE NUMBER ED CV16-00797

14 DONALD J. TRUMP and
15 JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN


COMPLAINT FOR CLAIM RELIEF DUE TO:

l. SEXUAL ABUSE UNDER THREAT OF HARM

2. CONSPIRACY TO DEPRIVE CIVIL RIGHTS


2 PARTIES
3 3. The Plaintiff, Katie Johnson, resides in the State of California.
4 4. The Defendants, Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey E. Epstein, each reside in the State of New York.

6 FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS
The Plaintiff, Katie Johnson, alleges that the Defendants, Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey E. Epstein, did willfully and with extreme malice violate her Civil Rights under 18 U.S.C. ; 2241 by sexually and physically abusing Plaintiff Johnson by forcing her to engage in various perverted and depraved sex acts by threatening physical harm to Plaintiff Johnson and also her family.

The Plaintiff, Katie Johnson, alleges that the Defendants, Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey E. Epstein, also did willfully and with extreme malice violate her Civil Rights under 42 U.S.C.; 1985 b conspiring to deny Plaintiff Johnson her Civil Rights by making her their sex slave.
The Plaintiff, Katie Johnson, alleges she was subject to extreme sexual and physical abuse by the Defendants, Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey E. Epstein, including forcible rape during a four month time span covering the months ofJune-September 1994 when Plaintiff Johnson was still a minor of age 13.

18 8. The Plaintiff, Katie Johnson, alleges she was enticed by promises of money and a modeling career to attend a series of underage sex parties held at the New York City residence of Defendant Jeffrey E. Epstein and attended by Defendant Donald J. Trump.

21 9. On the first occasion involving the Defendant, Donald J. Trump, the Plaintiff, Katie Johnson, was forced to manually stimulate Defendant Trump with the use of her hand upon Defendant Trump's erect penis until he reached sexual orgasm.
24 10. On the second occasion involving the Defendant, Donald J. Trump, the Plaintiff, Katie Johnson, was forced to orally copulate Defendant Trump by placing her mouth upon Defendant Trump's erect penis until he reached sexual orgasm.


1 11. On the third occasion involving the Defendant, Donald J. Trump, the Plaintiff, Katie Johnson was forced to engage in an unnatural lesbian sex act with her fellow minor and sex slave, Maria Doe age 12, for the sexual enjoyment of Defendant Trump. After this sex act, both minors were forced to orally copulate Defendant Trump by placing their mouths simultaneously on his erect penis until
he achieved sexual orgasm. After zipping up his pants, Defendant Trump physically pushed both minors away while angrily berating them for the "poor" quality of their sexual performance.

7 12. On the fourth and final sexual encounter with the Defendant, Donald J. Trump, the Plaintiff, Katie Johnson, was tied to a bed by Defendant Trump who then proceeded to forcibly rape Plaintiff Johnson. During the course of this savage sexual attack, Plaintiff Johnson loudly pleaded with Defendant Trump to "please wear a condom". Defendant Trump responded by violently striking Plaintiff Johnson in the face with his open hand and screaming that "he would do whatever he wanted" as he refused to wear protection. After achieving sexual orgasm, the Defendant, Donald J.Trump put his suit back on and when the Plaintiff, Katie Johnson, in tears asked Defendant Trump what would happen if he had impregnated her, Defendant Trump grabbed his wallet ans threw some money at her and screamed that she should use the money "to get a fucking abortion".

16 13. On the first occasion involving the Defendant, Jeffrey E. Epstein, the Plaintiff, Katie Johnson, was forced to disrobe into her bra and panties and to give a full body massage to Defendant Epstein while he was completely naked. During the massage, Defendant Epstein physically forced Plaintiff Johnson to touch his erect penis with her bare hands and to clean up his ejaculated semen after he
20 achieved sexual orgasm.

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