On Tuesday, July 28, Attorney General Bill Barr appeared at a hearing before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.
Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan used the opportunity to go on an unhinged rant.
He accused the Obama administration of "spying" on the Trump campaign among other oft-debunked conspiracy theories.
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Jordan was roundly mocked on Twitter for his wild speech.
The only time Jim Jordan didn’t yell is when wrestlers under his care complained about being sexually assaulted by… https://t.co/18ylsYeVgG— NoelCaslerComedy (@NoelCaslerComedy)1595950036.0
Jim Jordan is going to a special place in hell that has showers and lots of demons.— God (@God)1595950782.0
I just lost a bunch of brain cells watching that Jim Jordan presentation. What in the hell was that.— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar)1595950490.0
It's hard to believe any sitting Congressman would believe so many disproven conspiracy theories.
But this is hardly Jordan's first time slinging such easily disproven conspiracy theories during a congressional hearing.
Jim Jordan has decided to make the Willie Horton video.— Charles P. Pierce (@Charles P. Pierce)1595950273.0
Many online compared Congressman Jordan to a living embodiment of YouTube's notoriously inaccurate comments section.
Everybody has fought a Gym Jordan in their life. Somebody who is shouty and speaking quickly and saying nothing, bu… https://t.co/DAPaF0UGFK— Elie Mystal (@Elie Mystal)1595950186.0
If you don’t obsessively watch Fox national prime time, you won’t understand the random rant of Jim Jordan’s openin… https://t.co/gyIS5pwJ03— Ted Lieu (@Ted Lieu)1595949914.0
Jim Jordan is strategically deployed to make it impossible for any sane person to sit through a hearing.— Schooley (@Schooley)1595951176.0
Jordan has consistently shown his interests during Congressional hearings are purely partisan.
House Republicans made it immediately clear that they were going to turn this hearing into a circus. https://t.co/b7vE0UEQvy— Vinnie Longobardo (@Vinnie Longobardo)1595957051.0
Jim Jordan is why family reunions shouldn’t have open bars.— Marie Connor (@Marie Connor)1595950979.0
Listening to Jim Jordan on the radio https://t.co/kibdNsKKev— southpaw (@southpaw)1595949842.0
Jim Jordan's reputation seems to sink a little lower every time he speaks in Congress.
Hillary is how we feel when Jim Jordan rants. https://t.co/7AkCIgWQc4— IllinoisNewDemocratRicoP (@IllinoisNewDemocratRicoP)1595950683.0
”SPYING!” @Jim_Jordan opens today’s performance with an interpretation of Trumps twitter rants.— The Mean Progressive ™ (@The Mean Progressive ™)1595949718.0
Please Ohio4th, endorse and vote for this women just so we never have to witness a Jim Jordan rant with loud noisy… https://t.co/0q2J5FA5NI— Elizabeth Jo Greene (@Elizabeth Jo Greene)1595950772.0
Ohio deserves Congressmen who uphold the truth and treat Congressional hearings with the somber importance they deserve.