Trump to present Reps. Jim Jordan and Devin Nunes Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Republican Reps. Jim Jordan (L) and Devin Nunes at Congress. Photograph: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Submit by Getty Pictures
President Trump is anticipated to present Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) the Presidential Medal of Freedom, three sources conscious of the plans repeat Axios.
Why it issues: These key Trump allies each achieved fundamental roles at some level of Trump’s impeachment hearings. Nunes, who’s expected to gain his medal Monday, launched a fierce attack on Democrats at Trump’s impeachment listening to that helped establish of living the stage for the GOP argument that it used to be partisan and unfair and an extension of the 2016 Russia investigation.
- Jordan, who’s anticipated to gain his medal subsequent week, led Republicans’ protection of the president at the listening to.
- He also signed on to a letter anxious a advise Congressional investigation into the “integrity of the 2020 election” after Trump sought to discredit President-elect Biden’s clutch.