Justice Department tells Jim Jordan what he didn’t want to hear ...Plus, Why Trump abandoned his suit against New York’s attorney general

The far-right congressman asked the Justice Department to open its files to him on pending cases. The response to Jim Jordan was polite but unsubtle.

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