Jordan was speaking on Newsmax on Tuesday following Rep. Troy Nehls’ allegation that a police officer had “illegally” entered his office last November and taken photos of a whiteboard inside.
Nehls, who represents Texas’ 22nd district, also alleged that three intelligence officers “dressed like construction workers” later questioned his staff about what was on the board. According to The Washington Post, there were mentions of “body armor” and a drawn map of the Rayburn House Office Building on the whiteboard.
Capitol Police issued a statement on Tuesday saying the officer had been simply conducting a security check of an office that had been “left open and unsecured.”
In an interview with Newsmax’s Grant Stinchfield, Jordan said the claims made by Nehls were “a real concern” and an example of “today’s left.”
“The good news is the [Office of] Inspector General [of the Capitol Police] is going to do an investigation. I think that is positive. We need to get the answers. We need to get to the truth,” the Ohio congressman said.
Newsweek has contacted the Capitol Police for comment on the reported investigation.
Jordan went to to accuse Democrats of being “a threat to democracy”—a criticism they have made of former President Donald Trump— by trying to end the filibuster and allowing proxy voting.
“Now it looks like potentially they were actually spying on a member of Congress? So, this is important stuff. We’ll hopefully get to the bottom of it and get answers,” Jordan said.
Nehls detailed his accusations against Capitol Police in a series of tweets on Tuesday.
“They had no authority to photograph my office, let alone investigate myself or members of my staff,” Nehls wrote. “So, why is the Capitol Police Leadership maliciously investigating me in an attempt to destroy me and my character?”
In a separate statement, Nehls said the mention of body armor on his whiteboard was related to a bill to ensure high-quality protective equipment for law enforcement officers
He told the Post the crude drawing of the Rayburn building, part of the Capitol complex, was for an intern so they could find the ice machine.
In the Capitol Police statement issued on Tuesday, Chief Thomas Manger said the officer was only in Nehls’ office last November to protect it.
“If a Member’s office is left open and unsecured, without anyone inside the office, USCP officers are directed to document that and secure the office to ensure nobody can wander in and steal or do anything else nefarious,” Manger said.
“The weekend before Thanksgiving, one of our vigilant officers spotted the Congressman’s door was wide open. That Monday, USCP personnel personally followed up with the Congressman’s staff and determined no investigation or further action of any kind was needed.
“No case investigation was ever initiated or conducted into the Representative or his staff.”
Nehls has dismissed the police chief’s statement as a “mischaracterization” of the events.
He added: “Nowhere did he mention the photograph that was taken of my constitutionally-protected legislative priorities, nor did he mention the three agents wearing work clothes that returned to my office without advance notice for further questioning regarding the initial entry.
“In what world does Capitol Police leadership encourage officers to enter a Member’s private office, take photographs, collect evidence, dispatch intelligence agents to question staff—and then say that’s not an investigation?”
