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) challenged Democratic House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings Elijah Eugene CummingsBlack GOP candidate accuses Behar of wearing black face in heated interview Overnight Health Care: US won't join global coronavirus vaccine initiative | Federal panel lays out initial priorities for COVID-19 vaccine distribution | NIH panel: 'Insufficient data' to show treatment touted by Trump works House Oversight Democrats to subpoena AbbVie in drug pricing probe MORE's (Md.) decision to hold a hearing in which former Trump attorney Michael Cohen testified Wednesday.

“The announced first witness for the 116th Congress is a guy who is going to prison in two months for lying to Congress,” Jordan, the committee's ranking member, said. “Mr. Chairman, your chairmanship will always be identified with this hearing.”

He accused Cummings of promoting dishonesty with the hearing.

"It's the first time a convicted perjurer has been brought back to be a star witness in a hearing," he added. "Mr. Chairman, when we legitimize dishonesty, we delegitimize this institution. We're supposed to pursue the truth, but you have stacked the deck against the truth."

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Jordan also accused Cummings and Democrats of only putting the hearing together for political purposes.

"Lanny Davis has persuaded the chairman of the Oversight committee to give a convicted felon a forum to tell stories and lie about the president of the United States so they can all start their impeachment process," he said. "Mr. Chairman, we are better than this."

The remark was one of a few confrontations between the congressmen during the course of the hours-long hearing. Later, Cummings ignored Jordan as repeatedly asked to be recognized after Jordan-ally Mark Meadows Mark Randall MeadowsHouse moves toward spending vote after bipartisan talks House Democrats mull delay on spending bill vote Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE (R-N.C.) interrupted Cummings to ask about committee rules.

Rep. Mark Meadows asks to postpone Cohen hearing because he says the committee didn't get the opening statements and evidence in time.



Rep. Jim Jordan claims that CNN had the materials before they did. https://t.co/Ug4YCb7zux pic.twitter.com/XGG9DE6xiW — Yahoo News (@YahooNews) February 27, 2019

Jordan and Meadows are members of the Freedom Caucus, a group of archconservative Republicans.

Cohen testified Wednesday before the committee about his work for 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, especially on his work for Trump during the 2016 presidential election. Cohen pleaded guilty in November to lying to Congress.