Jim Jordan was implicated in
a pretty awful sexual assault
scandal in Ohio State University.
Apparently, some of the student
athletes had gone to Jim Jordan to
disclose what they had gone
through and
Jim Jordan allegedly did nothing
to notify officials about it.
In fact, he worked pretty hard
to cover it up.
Those are the allegations made by,
some of the athletes who
are part of the wrestling team.
This is a story that we covered in
a lot of detail.
Now, Jim Jordan, as you all know,
is still a representative of
the House of Representatives.
And has not really suffered any
consequences for these allegations
even as these allegations were made
during the Me Too Era.
But now George Clooney is going to
produce a docu series about that
sexual abuse scandal.
And if previous docu series on
similar topics or any indication
that could possibly lead to
consequences for Jim Jordan.
We'll see, I don't want to
get my hopes up.
But the series is based on
a sports illustrated story from
last year by Jon Wertheim.
Detailing a long list
of allegations against former Ohio
State sports Dr. Richard Strauss
and the ensuing lack of action from
university officials including
Jim Jordan allegedly.
So just to give you a little more
detail into what this is going to
be about or
what the article was about,
it covered the most widespread
sexual abuse scandal in the history
of American higher education.
It is a story about power abuse
enabling and the hierarchy of
college sports that had been
concealed for far too long.
Because these courageous men made
the decision
to remain silent no longer, we can
finally begin to hold the abuser.
And those who were complicit in
their silence accountable for
their actions and inactions.
So John, am l right to suspect that
maybe turning this issue into
a docu series could actually lead
to consequences for
those who have been accused?
l mean we saw that
happen with R Kelly.
We've seen that happen with others.
>> That's true yeah.
I mean, with a Republican
politician I think it's always
going to be a little bit harder.
I think that R Kelly and
this is me as a person who doesn't
follow music particularly close.
I think he started suffering
consequences after a lot of people,
we're pretty much done with them
anyway.
Whereas Jim Jordan is still,
very much what no,
you don't believe so?
Well, he can't he can't talk on
camera but, I don't follow music,
but that's what it seemed like it's
a very long time since anyone
believed they could fly.
That's all I'm saying.
But anyway, Jim Jordan is popular,
they like Jim Jordan.
And but one of the things that's
depressed like I imagine maybe,
maybe there'll be a lot of
conversation about it.
And if they interview some
of the kids more than they've
already been interviewed,
it could maybe generate
enough to produce a Republican
primary challenge to them, maybe,
but you would expect it.
It shouldn't be a maybe when if
there should be any upside
of having a nation that has been
consumed by a satanic panic about
pedophilia.
Is that you could at least take
seriously those who allow predators
to prey on the kids when the kids
themselves have testified about it.
Shouldn't that be
a consequence of it?
But no, we're all obsessed with
saving the children but when,
Trump is to guess like Maxwell,
best of luck to you, honey.
No, that's not worth thinking about
Jim Jordan throws the kids to
the guy who raped literally dozens
of people.
Nope, that's not worth considering.
Lauren Boebert's husband exposing
himself to minors that doesn't even
raise any eyebrows.
Nobody cares about that.
If you're going to be obsessed
about saving the children, when do
you start actually caring about any
of the real children rather than
the purely hypothetical children?
>> I don't know how I miss
the Lauren Boebert husband's story.
Is that true?
Is that an allegation or
was that something proven?
>> I'll say allegation right now.
Okay, wow.
>> I don't think a lot of our okay
that is what I have
read in a number of sources.
>> Yeah, no, but you
do bring up a really good point.
I mean for everything that we hear
from the Q anon conspiracy theorist
crowd about sex trafficking.
I know that it's
usually specifically about child
sex trafficking.
Typically when it comes to people
who engage in these types of
activities, who tend to agree with
their political ideology,
they don't get held accountable.
But again, America consists of very
strange people, right.
They might see news reports
about this.
They might come across an article
about it.
But it really it seems it's not
until someone puts together
a compelling docu series that
actually uses the testimony of
the alleged victims.
That all of a sudden you see people
want to organize and
jump into action.
So we'll see how this plays out and
look for me this isn't even if
Jim Jordan were a Democrat,
it would make no difference to me.
It's an injustice that he's been
accused of something so serious and
has been able to just kind of skirt
any responsibility hasn't really
answered for it.
How does that happen?
It's just not right.
This is it, this is a person who is
representing people in
the United States Congress.
He has no business doing so if he
played a role in concealing or
covering up sexual abuse that took
place in Ohio State University.
So we'll definitely be an eye on
that.
Yeah, absolutely.
And then finally I do recommend you
guys go back and watch our original
video on this so you understand all
of the incredibly uncomfortable
details in these allegations.
But I'll give you one of those
details right now, just so
you understand the severity of it.
A referee said in a 2019 lawsuit
that Strauss masturbated in front
of him in a shower after a
wrestling match at the university,
and that he reported the encounter
to Jim Jordan.
Yeah, that's Strauss Jordan and,
and then head coach Russ Hellickson
responded according to the lawsuit.
And also speaking to
Ohio State Legislators last year,
Mike De Sabato.
A former captain of
the university's wrestling team
said that Jordan begged him to deny
Richard Strauss's sexual abuse of
wrestlers from 1979 to 1997.
Jim Jordan called me crying,
groveling, begging me to go against
my brother begging me, crying for
a half hour.
That's the kind of cover up that's
going on here or there.
So those are the allegations
there should be a full blown
investigation into this and
maybe the calls for
an investigation will grow after
this docu series comes out.
But it is pretty pathetic that we
have to rely on a George Clooney
produced docu series to hope that
a member of Congress will suffer
the consequences for something that
he's been alleged to do.