President Trump is expected to give representatives Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) The Presidential Medal of Freedom, three sources familiar with the plans tell Axios.
Why it matters: These key Trump allies both played critical roles in Trump’s impeachment hearings. Nunes, who is expected to receive his medal on Monday, launched a fierce attack on Democrats during the Trump impeachment hearing, paving the way for the GOP’s argument that it was biased and unfair, and an extension of it. 2016 Russia survey.
- Jordan, expected to receive his medal next week, led the Republicans’ defense of the president at the hearing.
- He also signed on to a letter demanding an immediate congressional investigation into the “integrity of the 2020 election” after Trump sought to discredit President-elect Biden’s victory.