House Minority Leader Pelosi on the motivation behind GOP efforts to impeach deputy AG Rod Rosenstein: “I don’t know, but what I’ve heard is Jim Jordan wants to take attention away from the scrutiny that he is under in Ohio, that could be a part of it” https://t.co/BYFJlunGFD pic.twitter.com/jIe1xiVkdJ — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 26, 2018

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi threw some serious shade on Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) Thursday – right after the latter announced he was running for Speaker, no less.

When asked by reporters why Republicans, led by Jordan, are moving to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Pelosi said: “I don’t know, but what I’ve heard is Jim Jordan wants to take attention away from the scrutiny that he is under in Ohio, that could be a part of it.”

Jordan has been under a magnifying glass since allegations of sexual abuse came out against the late Richard Strauss, an athletic doctor at The Ohio State University, where Jordan used to work as an assistant wrestling coach. No fewer than seven victims have alleged that Jordan knew about the allegations while he was employed there, a claim which Jordan has vehemently and consistently denied.

Watch above, via ABC News.

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