Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) clashed with CNN host Dana Bash Sunday morning in a heated exchange over former President Trump's federal indictment on handling of classified documents.

"This is as political as it gets. And, frankly, Dana, it's part of a pattern," Jordan said on CNN's "State of the Union."

"We have seen it time and time again with the President over the last seven years. They try one thing. Then they try another. They have continued to go after him. And I think anyone with common sense can see that."

To Bash's apparent frustration, Jordan repeatedly cited the standard by which, in his view, the case should be judged.

"The standard is clear," Jordan said, repeating the refrain in assorted iterations throughout the interview.

The standard to which Jordan repeatedly referred was a decision by Justice Harry Blackmun, a Nixon appointee, in Navy v. Egan.