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Republican Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio is backing former President Donald Trump to win in a 2024 presidential election against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
As President Joe Biden struggles with low polling numbers and an economy in a downturn, some have floated Clinton as a potential 2024 contender. Clinton hasn't publicly expressed a desire to run for president again and Jordan believes new claims that her campaign paid a technology company to "infiltrate" Trump Tower servers renders her less effective as a presidential candidate.
Jordan called for Clinton to answer questions about the spying accusations and in the event of a rematch between Trump and Clinton, Jordan told Fox News on Monday that Trump would win in a "landslide."
"Hillary Clinton looks like she's going to try to run and if it's a rematch between her and President Trump, I think President Trump wins in a landslide," Jordan said.
Clinton is expected to speak at the New York State Democratic Party Convention, sparking speculation that she, or the party, may be seriously considering her ability to mount a 2024 presidential run. A Wall Street Journal op-ed in January also made the case for Clinton's "comeback," arguing that she could be a "credible alternative" to Biden. However, Clinton herself hasn't said she has any plans to run for president again.
Trump hasn't committed to a presidential run either but has been teasing a return to the campaign trail since he left office in January. Despite being banned from most major social media sites, Trump has maintained the spotlight on him as the leader of the GOP, remaining a vocal critic of Biden and other prominent Democrats. His most recent criticism has focused on a court filing from Special Counsel John Durham on Friday.
Durham took over the investigation into the origin of the FBI's Russia inquiry in 2019 and in 2021, charged Michael Sussman, a Democratic-linked lawyer with one count of lying to the FBI. Sussman has pleaded not guilty.
Friday's filing centered on potential conflicts of interest in Sussman's representation of the Clinton campaign in presenting information to the FBI that alleged a communications channel between the Trump Organization and the Russian bank, Alfa Bank, according to Fox News. Durham alleged Sussman asked researchers to "mine internet data" to establish a narrative that tied Trump to Russia.
Trump celebrated the filing as vindication of claims he's been making for years. On Saturday, the former president said in a statement that Durham's filing provides "indisputable evidence" that Clinton-financed operatives spied on his campaign and presidency. He asserted that the alleged spying was in an effort to develop a "completely fabricated connection to Russia."
Trump called it a scandal "far greater in scope and magnitude" than Watergate and should result in criminal prosecutions. If America was living in a "stronger period of time," Trump said the crime would be "punishable by death." He also called for reparations for people who were "damaged by this."
Jordan backed Trump's statement on Durham's report, telling Fox News it was "worse than we thought." He acknowledged the investigation is taking a "long time,' but said it's starting to uncover what we all "suspected."
"We've never seen anything like this in history," Jordan said. "So President Trump's statement yesterday, I think, is right on target. This is truly unprecedented, truly something that has never happened in the history of our great country."
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