House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday offered support for Rep. Jim Jordan, an occasional political foe who is facing allegations he ignored sexual abuse of wrestlers by a team doctor while he was serving as a coach at Ohio State University decades ago.

“Jim Jordan is a friend of mine,” Ryan, R-Wis., said. “We haven’t always agreed with each other but I’ve always known Jim to be a man of honesty and a man of integrity.”

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