‘Out of Order!’ Garland Hearing ERUPTS as Jim Jordan Tries to Stop Eric Swalwell’s Anti-Trump Rant

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) irked his colleague Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Tuesday as Jordan chaired a hearing with Attorney General Merrick Garland and Swalwell went well over his time and refused to end an anti-Trump rant.

Swalwell began his questioning of Garland with a jab at Jordan:

Before anyone else on the other side saddles up and gets on their high legal horses, I just want to remind the committee that the chairman is 754 days into his own subpoena defiance. Mr. Attorney General, last week, it was reported that House ethics panel subpoenas DOJ for Gaetz’s records. It was on May 14th, 2024. Political piece. I’d like to submit it to the record with unanimous consent.

Swalwell then moved onto Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who is leading the charge to get the DOJ to turn over the audio tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Joe Biden.

“I just want to get this straight. Mr. Gaetz wants the attorney general to reopen and publicize evidence from an investigation that a Donald Trump appointed prosecutor closed against President Biden, while at the same time, Mr. Gaetz himself is being protected by the same DOJ policy that is refusing to voluntarily turn over evidence from Mr. Gaetz’s sex trafficking investigation,” Swalwell said, adding:

Mr. Attorney General, can you just briefly, without going into the facts of that case, address why that is the DOJ policy as it relates to the current president and any other requests about closed investigations?

“Yeah. Well, without referencing any case, we try to protect the law enforcement files of the Justice Department, so that in future investigations, people are willing to cooperate with us. We understand Congress’s concerns. And, where, we have an obligation to assess whether the information that we’ve provided, is sufficient to accommodate the legitimate needs of the Congress,” Garland replied.

Swalwell continued questioning Garland and eventually concluded with a speech accusing of House Republicans of being in a “cult.”

“My colleagues, none of this today that you are bringing makes sense. Your inconsistencies, your hypocrisy, your sycophancy – unless you are in a cult. And guys, I’m starting to think you’re in a cult. That is your right, but it’s not your responsibility. I promise you, that’s not what your constituents would want,” Swalwell said, adding:

So if you believe in state’s rights, except when a jury in that state convicts your nominee for president, you might be in a cult. If you claim you back the blue but want to defund the police, when the police go to your nominee’s house to retrieve national security secrets, you might be in a cult. If you’re supporting a guy whose felony convictions prevent him from getting a security clearance, you might be in a cult. And if the guy you’re supporting for president has felony convictions that prevent him from going to Argentina, Australia…

“Mr. Chairman, I move the gentleman’s words be taken down,” interjected a Republican member as Swalwell continued.
“Cambodia, Canada, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia,” Swalwell continued as the member protested again, “Chairman. My, my my motion takes precedent.”

“Iran, Ireland and Israel, the gentleman China. Macao. Malaysia. Mexico. Morocco,” continued Swalwell as Jordan insisted he was out of time.

“Gentleman is out of order!” demanded Jordan banging the gavel, “Your time has expired.”

“New Zealand, Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, UK,” concluded Swalwell as Jordan finally got him to stop talking.

Watch the full clip above via C-SPAN.