MSNBC host Katy Tur challenged Rep. Jim Jordan James (Jim) Daniel JordanSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election House passes resolution condemning anti-Asian discrimination relating to coronavirus Republicans call for Judiciary hearing into unrest in cities run by Democrats MORE (R-Ohio) on Friday to answer a question without using Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot Poll: 51 percent of voters want to abolish the electoral college MORE’s name.

Tur initially asked the GOP lawmaker about President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE's pardon of former Bush administration staffer Scooter Libby earlier in the day, with Jordan making a comparison to the former secretary of State in his response.

“Can you answer the question without using Hillary Clinton’s name?” Tur asked. “Do you think it’s looks a little bit suspicious for the president to pardon someone who’s convicted of lying to the FBI and obstruction of justice when all of this stuff is going on?”

Jordan replied by saying that it was “suspicious and strange” that special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE was appointed after the firing of James Comey James Brien ComeyDemocrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate Book: FBI sex crimes investigator helped trigger October 2016 public probe of Clinton emails Trump jabs at FBI director over testimony on Russia, antifa MORE last year and was now looking into possible obstruction of justice in the dismissal of the former FBI director.

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Tur then asked the lawmaker if he believed the Justice Department “was out to get the president.”

Jordan invoked Clinton in his answer, arguing that there was a double standard between Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Rod RosensteinDOJ kept investigators from completing probe of Trump ties to Russia: report Five takeaways from final Senate Intel Russia report FBI officials hid copies of Russia probe documents fearing Trump interference: book MORE’s treatment of Mueller’s probe and the investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of State.

“Ah, you used the Secretary Clinton name,” Tur interjected. “I told you to answer without using 'Secretary Clinton.' ”

“But you have to because that’s what the American people see, they see two standards,” Jordan replied.

Jordan is a fierce critic of Clinton, questioning her while she was secretary of State about the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. He is also now among GOP lawmakers calling for a second special counsel to probe Clinton.

The former leader of the conservative Freedom Caucus told reporters Friday that he is considering running to replace retiring Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (R-Wis.).