President Trump is expected to give Representatives Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Devin Nunes (R-California) the presidential medal for freedom, three sources familiar with the plans told Axios.
Why it’s important: Both of Trump’s key allies played a crucial role during Trump’s impeachment hearings. Nunes, who is expected to get his medal Monday, launched a fierce attack on Democrats at Trump’s impeachment hearing that helped lay the groundwork for the Republican Party’s argument that he was partisan and unfair. an extension of the 2016 Russian research
- Jordan, who is expected to receive his medal next week, led the Republican defense of the president at the hearing.
- He also signed a letter calling for an immediate congressional investigation into the “integrity of the 2020 election” after Trump tried to discredit President-elect Biden’s victory.