Trump Praises Jim Jordan as Chairman Demands FBI Round River Records
Trump hails the House Judiciary chairman as a former All-American wrestler after Jordan seeks bureau files from a 2020 counterintelligence operation that labeled Republicans as Russian disinformation conduits.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump praised Rep.Jim Jordan, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, as the Ohio Republican pressed the FBI to release records from a 2020 counterintelligence operation codenamed Round River.
The operation classified Trump administration officials and political allies as “conduits” of Russian disinformation, according to Just the News. Jordan sent his demand to FBI Director Kash Patel, seeking all evidence tied to the probe, according to justthenews.
“Thank you to Congressman Jim Jordan,” Trump wrote, calling him “a truly GREAT guy, and a former All-American wrestler, one of the best, ever.”
The post ties a personal tribute to a fresh oversight fight, connecting Trump’s praise of a longtime ally to a document dispute reaching into the last presidential election.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Thank you to Congressman Jim Jordan. He is a truly GREAT guy, and a former All-American wrestler, one of the best, ever, in both high school and college. He never gives up! President DJT Jim Jordan demands FBI Round River docs after memos reveal targeting of Trump officials, allies: https://Just the News/government/congress/emb3pm-jordan-demands-fbi-round-river-docs-after-memos-show-targeting-trump” on September 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM ET.
President Donald J. Trump praised Rep.
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This is Trump’s 42nd message released today, and the last post was 9 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 10 of his 644 posts over the last 30 days classified as Deep State posts.
Jordan demanded the FBI turn over all evidence related to the Round River operation during the 2020 presidential election, according to Just the News. Recently released information showed the operation categorized prominent Republicans and conservative organizations as conduits of Russian disinformation, while President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden were listed as targets of such disinformation, according to justthenews. Trump linked to the report by mentioning the source (see justthenews).
The letter from Jordan to Patel followed declassified documents made public by the White House Government Transparency Task Force, according to Just the News. Jordan wrote that the committee is conducting oversight of the operation and requested more information after Patel issued a statement suggesting Round River served as political lawfare to suppress evidence tying the Biden family to dealings with Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, according to justthenews. Jordan also requested confidential human source files for 14 informants who Patel said were providing derogatory information about then-candidate Biden during the 2020 election, according to justthenews.
The declassified documents show a group of FBI analysts designated Attorney General Bill Barr, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, members of Congress and journalists as Russian disinformation conduits, according to Just the News. Patel said the FBI identified tens of thousands of responsive pages of documents related to the Round River probe, according to justthenews.
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