'Inane and anti-Semitic': Rep. Nadler blasts Rep. Jordan for spelling Tom Steyer with '$' on Twitter

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-NY, on Monday blasted Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio for an "inane AND anti-Semitic" tweet that spelled billionaire hedge fund operator Tom Steyer's last name with a "$" sign.

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Steyer, whose father was Jewish, has been a prominent donor to Democratic candidates as part of his goal to have President Donald Trump impeached. Last year, Steyer planned to spend $10 million to help Democrats regain control of the House, which they did in the mid-term elections.

Steyer himself fired back at Jordan on Sunday for the tweet.

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Former New York Times columnist Clyde Haberman also called out Jordan for the tweet's alleged anti-Semitic taint.

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Nadler, who is Jewish, announced Sunday that his Judiciary Committee was requesting documents from five dozen people in the White House, the Trump Organization and others in Trump's circle "to begin the investigations to present the case ... about obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power" by the president.

But Nadler said the committee, which would be responsible for handling any impeachment proceedings against Trump, is "far from making decisions" on whether to actually seek impeachment.

The White House acknowledged receipt of Nadler's request on Monday morning.

A spokesman for Jordan had no immediate comment to CNBC about either the tweet by Nadler, D-NY, or Jordan's initial tweet.

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