Sean Hannity refused to tell his viewers about the deepening Ohio State wrestling team sexual abuse scandal engulfing pal Rep. Jim Jordan but, instead, went straight to painting the two of them as conservative victims.
At least eight former wrestlers have accused Jordan of ignoring sexual abuse of athletes while he was an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University. One can just imagine the self-righteous recriminations from Sean Hannity had Jordan been a Democrat. But since he’s a Republican, he’s automatically not just innocent but a victim.
Hannity hinted at the scandal when he sarcastically said, “You had to know” while introducing Jordan tonight but quickly changed course to avoid going into the inconvenient details:
HANNITY: Congressman Jordan, welcome to the club. If you support Donald Trump, you had to know – the lies, the smears against you are obviously a political attack. I’m sorry you’re going through that.
Jordan, of course, eagerly picked up on the martyrdom. And, of course, Hannity wanted everyone to know how much he has suffered, too:
JORDAN: Yeah, you’ve been through it. You know what it’s like so thank you.
HANNITY; I know it every day. It’s all of us. Anyone that supports the president.
JORDAN: Exactly right.
HANNITY: And I’m sorry you and your family have to go through that.
These two have a helluva nerve whining about being judged. Jordan, a member of the Cover-Up Caucus, seems to delight in badgering and smearing those involved in the serious, important work of investigating Russia’s meddling in our democracy. Birther Hannity repeatedly smeared murder victim Seth Rich – even after Rich’s family pleaded with him to stop – in order to “acquit” Russia of having hacked the DNC and blame Rich, instead.
It's not just collusion Jordan seems willing to cover up in service to Trump. He has happily looked the other way when Trump boasted about grabbing women “by the p***y" in the infamous Hollywood Access video, when Trump defended Neo-Nazis and separated migrant children from their parents. Jordan has also claimed never to have known Trump to lie.
Sorry, fellas, but Jordan’s recent public behavior perfectly matches what he’s being accused of while at Ohio State.
Get out your tiny violins for Hannity and Jordan below, from the June 12, 2018 Hannity via The Contemptor:
Without mentioning the Ohio State wrestling sexual abuse scandal, Hannity tells Jim Jordan: "If you support Donald Trump, you had to know -- the lies, the smears against you are obviously a political attack." pic.twitter.com/NnHYkSDm8Y
— Contemptor (@TheContemptor) July 13, 2018
Pie is in for another big shocker. And this major gem will generate a huge backlash on Twitter. The article is coming down the pipeline.
NOTE TO HANNITY, THE SO-CALLED ‘CHRISTIAN’
Are you going to persecute the saints and those who do not worship the image of the seven-head Trumpy? Where is your 3 number mark hidden? You Omen.
Did Hemmer watch the same hearing I did? Desperate to keep #MAGA viewer hopes alive Hemmer grabbed onto an obscure fact on the dossier to build a narrative criminal charges may be forthcoming. Seriously?
Of course, the Democrats were the only ones who misbehaved at the hearing. Spoiling the Republicans’ crusade for justice. Vomit.
Meanwhile Trump is in England where – surprise, surprise – there’s almost no mention on Fox News of the huge mass of protesters. The little bit of coverage was abruptly cut off before the reporter could finish discussing it.