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Inside Trump’s Botched Attempt to Hire Trey Gowdy

New York Times logoFor 24 hours last week, Trey Gowdy, the former South Carolina congressman best known for leading congressional investigations of Hillary Clinton, was the new face of President Trump’s outside legal defense and a symbol of a streamlined effort to respond to a fast-moving impeachment inquiry.

A day later, the arrangement fell apart, with lobbying rules prohibiting Mr. Gowdy from starting until January, possibly after the inquiry is over. Now, according to two people familiar with events, Mr. Gowdy is never expected to join the team. And Trump advisers are back to square one, searching for a different lawyer.

How a celebrated announcement quickly ended in disarray offers a rare public glimpse into the internal posturing — and undercutting of colleagues — that has been playing out in the West Wing on a daily basis since Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry last month. Even as the White House confronts a deepening threat to Mr. Trump’s presidency, it has struggled to decide how to respond, and who should lead that response.

View the complete October 13 article by Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni on The New York Times website here.

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WASHINGTON — The president’s decision to bulk up his legal team with former South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy amid a widening impeachment inquiry is drawing criticism from one of his high-profile supporters.

On Wednesday morning, the day after news leaked that Gowdy was set to serve as outside counsel to the president, Victoria Toensing, a veteran Washington lawyer who has been working with Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, expressed concern and disbelief that the onetime advocate for congressional oversight would be coming onboard.

“Trey Gowdy doesn’t know s***,” she said.

View the complete October 10 article by Hunter Walker on the Yahoo News website here.

Former Rep. Trey Gowdy to join Trump legal team

“The notion that you can withhold information and documents from Congress” is “wrong,” Gowdy said in 2012.

Former GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy — once an advocate of Congress’s oversight powers — has been tapped to join President Donald Trump’s personal legal team in its fight against the House impeachment inquiry.

“I am pleased to announce that former Congressman Trey Gowdy is joining our team as Counsel to the President,” Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow said in a statement Wednesday night. “I have known Trey for years and worked with him when he served in Congress. His legal skills and his advocacy will serve the President well. Trey’s command of the law is well known and his service on Capitol Hill will be a great asset as a member of our team.”

Trump told reporters on Thursday that Gowdy could not formally join the team until January 2020 due to lobbying restrictions.

View the complete October 9 article by Dareh Gregorian on the NBC News website here.

FBI was right to deploy informant, senior GOP lawmaker says

The following article by Kyle Cheney was posted on the Politico website May 29, 2018:

“I am even more convinced that the FBI did exactly what my fellow citizens would want them to do when they got the information they got,” Trey Gowdy said in an interview on Fox News. Credit: Andrew Harnik, AP Photo

A senior House Republican who was part of a highly classified Justice Department briefing last week said on Tuesday that the FBI acted properly when it deployed an informant to gather information from advisers to President Donald Trump’s campaign in 2016.

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said last week’s briefing, convened by the Justice Department under pressure from Trump, convinced him even further that the FBI’s information-gathering steps were appropriate. Continue reading “FBI was right to deploy informant, senior GOP lawmaker says”

GOP intel member says committee’s report does not vindicate Trump

The following article by Tommy Christopher was posted on the Shareblue.com website April 29, 2018:

Trump’s ‘no collusion’ lie took a beating Sunday, as even Republican attack dog Rep. Trey Gowdy rejected it.

Credit: CBS

Trump seized on the Republican House Intelligence Committee’s sham report this week to once again push his “no collusion” talking point. But South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, a prominent member of that committee, shot the argument down Sunday morning.

On CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” host Margaret Brennan pointed out that Gowdy’s committee did not interview Michael Flynn, among others. And she asked about Trump’s interpretation of the committee’s findings. Continue reading “GOP intel member says committee’s report does not vindicate Trump”

Gowdy expands probe into EPA’s Pruitt

The following article by Anthony Adragna and Alex Guillén was posted on the Politico website April 13, 2018:

The development is a further sign of the deepening bipartisan scrutiny facing President Donald Trump’s environmental chief.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt faces allegations of excessive spending on travel, vehicles, raises and luxe security features such as a $43,000 soundproof phone booth. | Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo

House Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said Friday he’s expanding his probe into the alleged ethical and spending abuses by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt one day after his staff met for several hours with a former EPA aide who was pushed out of the agency.

Gowdy’s latest letter is a further sign of the deepening bipartisan scrutiny facing President Donald Trump’s environmental chief, whose critics accuse him of excessive spending on travel, vehicles, staff raises and luxe security features such as a $43,000 soundproof phone booth. Continue reading “Gowdy expands probe into EPA’s Pruitt”

Gowdy admits he wasted America’s time for his whole 7 years in Congress

The following article by Kaili Joy Gray was posted on the ShareBlue website April 6, 2018:

Trey Gowdy, the soon-to-retire top Republican attack dog in the House, is finally admitting what a terrible job he did in Congress.

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said: “I think it is fair to ask the deputy attorney general, ‘What did you know at the time you signed one of the applications?'” Credit: AP Photo

South Carolina Republican Trey Gowdy has been viciously hyper-partisan since the day he rode the 2010 tea party wave to Congress, but now he says his heart was never really in it.

“It’s not who I am,” the congressman insisted in an interview with Vice News.

That would be shocking news to anyone who has watched Gowdy in office. For two-and-a-half years, he chaired the panel investigating Benghazi, spending nearly $8 million to try to prove that President Obama and Hillary Clinton were somehow to blame in some vague but nefarious way. Continue reading “Gowdy admits he wasted America’s time for his whole 7 years in Congress”

Lawmakers rally to defend Mueller after McCabe exit

The following article by Mallory Shelbourne was posted on the Hillwebsite March 18, 2018:

Lawmakers on Sunday rallied to the defense of special counsel Robert Mueller after concerns were raised over his job security following the abrupt firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Friday that he fired the FBI’s No. 2 official in a move that roiled Washington, D.C., and spurred a series of tweets from President Trump denouncing Mueller, McCabe and former FBI Director James Comey.

McCabe said his firing was an attempt to undermine the Mueller investigation into Russia’s election interference and possible collusion between members of Trump’s campaign and Moscow. The president targeted Mueller’s investigation in a series of tweets over the weekend, further alarming many lawmakers.

Democrats on Sunday were calling for proactive measures to protect Mueller and his investigation. Republicans insisted Trump has no intention of firing the special counsel, although the White House also acknowledged Trump is “frustrated.” Continue reading “Lawmakers rally to defend Mueller after McCabe exit”

Five key takeaways from the Russian indictments

The following article by Niall Stanage was posted on the Hill website February 17, 2018:

Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein Credit: Mary Turner/Reuters

New indictments of 13 Russians who allegedly meddled in the 2016 election set the political world abuzz on Friday.

The charges were first posted on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) website but were fleshed out by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosensteinat a hastily convened news conference.

What are the key political ramifications from the new charges?

Fire and fury from Trump?

President Trump is hypersensitive to any suggestion that his victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016 was illegitimate. These new indictments are sure to get under his skin for precisely that reason. Continue reading “Five key takeaways from the Russian indictments”

Gowdy Launches Oversight Investigation Into Rob Porter Scandal

The following article by Griffin Connolly was posted on the Roll Call website February 14, 2018:

‘How in the hell was he still employed?’ House Oversight Committee chairman asks

Rep Gowdy, R-SC, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, launched an investigation into the Rob Porter scandal Tuesday evening. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has launched an investigation into the White House’s handling of senior aide Rob Porter, who was not issued a permanent security clearance due to allegations of domestic abuse by his two ex-wives.

“Who knew what, when, and to what extent? Those are the questions that I think ought to be asked,” the committee’s chairman, Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, said Wednesday on CNN. Continue reading “Gowdy Launches Oversight Investigation Into Rob Porter Scandal”