| No Images? Click here   Despite unresolved allegations that he ignored sexual abuse when he was a coach at Ohio State University, Rep. Jim Jordan officially announced his intention to run for House speaker on Thursday.In a two-page “Dear Colleague” letter to fellow members of Congress, the Ohio Republican criticized the current GOP leadership as weak and undisciplined while ignoring his own ongoing scandal involving his time as an Ohio State wrestling coach. Some former players say he and other university officials did not do enough to stop a team doctor who is accused of sexually abusing hundreds of athletes.Jordan has cast those allegations as a partisan witch hunt, noting that CNN has contacted more than 100 former staff and interns looking for information. “How can you ever trust such #fakenews?” Jordan tweeted, referring to the network’s reporting.But with the scandal dying down more recently, Jordan seems to feel his chances of being speaker in the 116th Congress are not shot, even though the hard-right Republican would find it extremely difficult to get the required majority on the House floor. |
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