CNN Host Fact-Checked After Calling Jim Jordan an 'Attorney'

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“Dana Bash calling Jim Jordan an attorney is like calling a rodeo clown a neurosurgeon,” a viewer said.

“Dana Bash calling Jim Jordan an attorney is like calling a rodeo clown a neurosurgeon,” a viewer said.

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Dana Bash has been called out after giving Jim Jordan a lofty title he’s never earned.

The Ohio congressman appeared on State of the Union Sunday, and got into a heated debate with CNN host Bash over the DOJ’s current warpath against Donald Trump’s enemies.

At one point, Bash asked Jordan to put his “attorney” cap on and consider whether the president’s actions were actually working to undermine the importance of the DOJ—and while Jordan was happy to take on the attorney role, viewers at home were quick to point out that he had no right to.

While Jordan attended Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, he never sat for the bar exam to become a licensed attorney