🚨House Republicans just handed their minority leadership to Jim Jordan after a midterm thrashing. The former Ohio State assistant wrestling coach (1986–94) beat Steve Scalise 106-73, promising to “fight for American families.” Survivors of the university’s worst s*xual-abuse scandal aren’t celebrating. Dr. Richard Strauss, the team physician, s*xually abused at least 177 male athletes and students over decades. An independent investigation confirmed the scale; the university has paid tens of millions in settlements. Strauss died by suicide in 2005. Multiple former wrestlers—Mike DiSabato, Dan Ritchie, David Range, referee Fred Feeney and others—have long said Jordan knew. Locker-room talk was constant. Specific complaints reached him. Feeney has recounted telling Jordan and head coach Russ Hellickson that Strauss m*sturbated beside him in the shower; Jordan’s alleged reply: “It’s Strauss. You know what he does.” Ritchie has called Jordan’s denials a “flat-out lie.” “Jordan definitely knew that these things were happening,” said David Range. Others remember Jordan brushing off concerns with tough-guy lines like “I’d snap his neck.” Jordan has always denied seeing, hearing, or being told of any abuse, insisting he would have acted if he had known. His office repeats the line after every new documentary or lawsuit wave, including HBO’s Surviving Ohio State. DiSabato, one of the first public whistleblowers, responded to the leadership vote by calling Jordan a “legislative terrorist” who prioritizes protecting Donald Trump while still denying what happened to the young men he coached. He urged Jordan to use the new perch to support a congressional investigation into campus sexual abuse—and to explain under oath why he maintains he knew nothing. Republicans chose confrontation and Trump loyalty over any reckoning with these claims. For the athletes who say their coach failed them, the promotion feels like the cover-up continuing