President Trump is expected to give representatives Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Devin Nunes (R-California) the Presidential Medal of Freedom, three sources familiar with the plans told Axios.
Why it matters: These key Trump allies played crucial roles during Trump’s impeachment hearings. Nunes, who is due to receive his medal on Monday, launched a ferocious attack on Democrats at Trump’s impeachment hearing that helped set the stage for the Republican Party’s argument that he was partisan and unjust and an extension of Russia’s investigation of 2016.
- Jordan, who is due to receive his medal next week, led the Republican defense of the president at the hearing.
- He also signed a letter demanding an immediate congressional investigation into the “integrity of the 2020 elections” after Trump tried to discredit President-elect Biden’s victory.