CNN’s Chris Cuomo clashed with 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) during an interview Monday, claiming that Jordan and other conservative lawmakers were “selective in their outrage.”

Cuomo opened up the interview by asking Jordan about Trump’s tweets over the weekend, but the topic quickly switched to the so-called Steele dossier and alleged abuses by the FBI and Department of Justice.

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“I will let the bait of the FISA court and all of that drift away because it’s irrelevant to the president’s personal fate,” Cuomo said.

“I don’t know if it’s irrelevant,” Jordan, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, interjected.

Cuomo argued that those allegations have “nothing to do with what is happening to him.”

“Well I disagree,” Jordan said.

“Tell me how I’m wrong about that," Cuomo said. "How am I wrong about how speculation about the Democrats and the dossier is relevant to what the president is doing?”

Jordan continued to argue that the alleged abuses play a part in the investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia and that the probe hadn't yet revealed proof of collusion.

The pair then moved on to argue over the firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Andrew George McCabeGraham: Comey to testify about FBI's Russia probe, Mueller declined invitation Barr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' GOP votes to authorize subpoenas, depositions in Obama-era probe MORE and McCabe's previous push to investigate former Secretary of State 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 and the Clinton Foundation.

“You guys are so selective in your outrage you want to go after McCabe,” Cuomo said. “McCabe was trying to push to investigate Clinton, which is what you say you wanted."

Jordan said that he isn’t going after McCabe but that “his colleagues are the ones who said he should be prosecuted,” citing an inspector general report that led to McCabe’s firing.

“When you had Devin Nunes Devin Gerald NunesSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Sunday shows preview: With less than two months to go, race for the White House heats up Sunday shows preview: Republicans gear up for national convention, USPS debate continues in Washington MORE, when you had your friend Mr. Kobach going out and doing all kinds of manipulation and deception to the American people, you weren’t outraged, right?” Cuomo said, referring to the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and to Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), who led the White House commission to investigate voter fraud in the 2016 elections.

“You weren’t outraged about their behavior then. Why? Because you were OK with the behavior. Here, you don’t like McCabe so you go after him, even though he was fighting to do what you want him to do. That’s ugly politics, Jim. Ugly politics," he added.

Jordan defended himself, saying that he has criticized figures like former FBI Director 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 in the past when other Republicans backed his efforts.

“I call 'em like I see 'em,” the Republican said.