I think Trey Gowdy is correct. He doesn't have much to show for his time in the US House. Which raises the question as to why he is asking for papers from the US Justice Department regarding the Mueller investigation when it is still an active investigation?
April 8, 2018
...Today, (click here) as he heads for the exit, Gowdy possesses a diminished stature among Trump loyalists as “a sellout, a RINO and a squish” for, in his view, defending the legitimacy of the investigation led by Robert Mueller into the role of Russians in the 2016 election and for not commercializing conservative principles “as some of my critics have.”...
I am sure the name calling doesn't effect him in the least, but, why does he believe the US Congress has the right to receive documents now within an active investigation. Certainly, he doesn't want to ruin his reputation as he leaves the US Congress.
...While a Change.org petition and a Facebook page call on Gowdy to primary the incumbent president in 2020, Gowdy, co-author with Sen. Tim Scott, a fellow South Carolina Republican, of a new book on divisiveness in American politics, is dismissive of any return to electoral politics: “You won’t see me running for political office again,” he said. “I’m done.”
And without a lot of regret. Pressed by Michael C. Moynihan of Vice News, Gowdy conceded he has not enjoyed his time in Washington. “I don’t have a lot to show for the last seven years.”
"The Party" is as much the problem as the wrongdoing of it's members. "The Party" consolidated power under Gowdy. Why? He was the only competent member of the US House to chair these committees or was it an attempt to some other weird idea, like high exposure to the public?
Trump looking for a new VP? Exit stage right. I actually think Trump pardoned Scooter Libby to pander to the Cheney end of the party for re-election in 2020. Certainly, Trump is more of a man for pardoning a member of the party no one else had 'the guts' for it. I am sure the party will be grateful.
January 13, 2018
By Chris White
...“When I (click here) became Chairperson of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform I knew I would not be able to keep all other committee assignments to include Judiciary, Intelligence and Ethics. Four committee assignments, including a Chairmanship, is a challenging workload,” he added. Gowdy is the first congressman to serve on four committees simultaneously.
“It is unprecedented for any member of Congress to simultaneously serve on four committees,” Amanda Gonzalez, spokeswoman for Gowdy told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “When Rep. Gowdy was named Chairman of the Oversight Committee, he asked House leadership to be taken off one of his Committees, and was finally granted that request last week.”...
I have never been a fan of Trey Gowdy, but, why should he step into the realm of questionable ethics when asking for documents of an ongoing investigation? It matters when put back into the private sector and the path Gowdy would take at any cost for a paycheck.
I don't like corruption. It is a cancer every person should be afraid of.
