Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan became a hot topic on Wednesday after he questioned former special counsel Robert Mueller during Mueller's testimony before Congress regarding his report on Russia interference in the 2016 presidential election. Jordan gained notoriety last year following allegations that Richard Strauss, a team doctor for Ohio State University, had sexually abused athletes while employed from 1978 to 1996. During part of that period, Jordan served as an assistant coach for the university's wrestling team. Jordan has maintained that he was never informed of any abuse, saying in a statement released by a spokesperson in July 2018 that he "never saw any abuse, never heard about any abuse, and never had any abuse reported to him during his time as a coach at Ohio State." Jordan also said he was never contacted by OSU regarding the school's investigation into Strauss–who is accused of assaulting 150 athletes over 16 varsity sports–but Kathleen Trafford, one of the attorney's working on the case for the university told the Dayton Daily News that the team had contacted Jordan on multiple occasions but the congressman had never responded to interview requests. "He knew it all. It's frankly unbelievable that he would make such a statement. It's beyond comprehension that he is — it's just unfortunate," former OSU wrestler Mike DiSabato told the Daily News in July 2018, adding that he considers Jordan a friend. "I respect him as a former athlete, as my coach in college and as a person. However, he's now gone on the record twice saying he knew nothing about Dr. Strauss and the deviant training environment to which we were exposed on a daily basis." Among the allegations levied by DiSabato was that OSU allowed university faculty and staff to shower and use the locker room at the same time as student-athletes. That rule, DiSabto told the Daily News, created a "deviant" environment where men arrived to shower with male wrestlers. "Happened every day. Deviant acts in front of us, excessively soaping themselves in their groin area, public masturbation. All kinds of deviant behavior. Voyeurism," he said. DiSabto added that Strauss was a frequent visitor who took up to six showers a day to be near male athletes and that the locker the doctor was given was right next to Jordan's. Another wrestler, who was not named, said he told Jordan about the sexual abuse while he was on the OSU wrestling team. House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) questions former Special Counsel Robert Mueller as he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in the Rayburn House Office Building July 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) sits in the foreground. Mueller, along with former Deputy Special Counsel Aaron Zebley, will later testify before the House Intelligence Committee in back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill. Getty/Win McNamee On Wednesday, Jordan asked Muel
After grilling Robert Mueller about accountability, #GymJordan trends in regards to OSU sex scandal
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan became a hot topic on Wednesday after he questioned former special counsel Robert Mueller during Mueller's testimony before Congress regarding his report on Russia interference in the 2016 presidential election. Jordan gained notoriety last year following allegations that Richard Strauss, a team doctor for Ohio State University, had sexually abused athletes while employed from 1978 to 1996. During part of that period, Jordan served as an assistant coach for the university's wrestling team. Jordan has maintained that he was never informed of any abuse, saying in a statement released by a spokesperson in July 2018 that he "never saw any abuse, never heard about any abuse, and never had any abuse reported to him during his time as a coach at Ohio State." Jordan also said he was never contacted by OSU regarding the school's investigation into Strauss–who is accused of assaulting 150 athletes over 16 varsity sports–but Kathleen Trafford, one of the attorney's working on the case for the university told the Dayton Daily News that the team had contacted Jordan on multiple occasions but the congressman had never responded to interview requests. "He knew it all. It's frankly unbelievable that he would make such a statement. It's beyond comprehension that he is — it's just unfortunate," former OSU wrestler Mike DiSabato told the Daily News in July 2018, adding that he considers Jordan a friend. "I respect him as a former athlete, as my coach in college and as a person. However, he's now gone on the record twice saying he knew nothing about Dr. Strauss and the deviant training environment to which we were exposed on a daily basis." Among the allegations levied by DiSabato was that OSU allowed university faculty and staff to shower and use the locker room at the same time as student-athletes. That rule, DiSabto told the Daily News, created a "deviant" environment where men arrived to shower with male wrestlers. "Happened every day. Deviant acts in front of us, excessively soaping themselves in their groin area, public masturbation. All kinds of deviant behavior. Voyeurism," he said. DiSabto added that Strauss was a frequent visitor who took up to six showers a day to be near male athletes and that the locker the doctor was given was right next to Jordan's. Another wrestler, who was not named, said he told Jordan about the sexual abuse while he was on the OSU wrestling team. House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) questions former Special Counsel Robert Mueller as he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in the Rayburn House Office Building July 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) sits in the foreground. Mueller, along with former Deputy Special Counsel Aaron Zebley, will later testify before the House Intelligence Committee in back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill. Getty/Win McNamee On Wednesday, Jordan asked Muel
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