Gowdy picked by GOP steering committee to chair House Oversight panel

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico



By RACHAEL BADE 06/08/2017 03:08 PM EDT Updated 06/08/2017 03:13 PM EDT

The Republican Steering Committee on Thursday backed Rep. Trey Gowdy to become the next chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

The move — if confirmed by the full GOP Conference — would put the South Carolina Republican at the helm of a contentious probe into President Donald Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey. Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor, is known for chairing the House Benghazi investigation and has also been a leading member of the Intelligence Committee’s probe of Moscow’s interference in the 2016 election.

Gowdy would replace outgoing Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who will resign at the end of June.

House GOP leaders encouraged Gowdy to run upon learning of Chaffetz’s looming departure. He is a close ally of Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on a panel comprised of unpredictable Freedom Caucus conservatives with rocky relationships with leadership.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/08/trey-gowdy-picked-by-gop-steering-committee-to-chair-house-oversight-panel-239308

[DRoseDARs]

1. Jesus.

eom

[DK504]

3. Took the word out of my mouth.

[louis-t]

2. Oh goodie, now he can go on vacation.

And when he comes back, maybe he can look into Hillary's emails. Yeah, that's the ticket.

[RDANGELO]

4. Tanslation...

They are staying on ship Trump even though it has a big hole in it.

[unblock]

5. i'd say what a ridiculous choice, but i'm not sure they have anyone better

they're all cut from the same cloth at this point.

[Me.]

6. Well That's One Committee Done For

[deurbano]

7. So, if he is to be at ALL consistent, there will be about 5,000 hearings covering just the first

four months of the new administration?

[Vinca]

8. Great. The guy from "Deliverance" again. Do I hear banjo music??

[ProudLib72]

9. He's not even human

And I don't mean that in the Eric tRump way.

He is, literally, a plastic hate doll that the GOP blows up before each session.

[OnDoutside]

10. I'd be surprised if the Dems weren't rubbing their hands in delight. Not the brightest.

[riversedge]

11. Oh, drats. I was really hoping it would not be Gowdy. damn

[mdbl]

12. so an even bigger rat will get to pillage the ethics rules.

why am i not surprised?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. It's Gowdy Doody time

[Lil Missy]

15. The fox is in charge of the hen house. n/t

[Dave Starsky]

16. Because this sweat-drenched conehead did so well with Benghazi.

I see your point, Mr. Gowdy.

[MGKrebs]

17. This from Ben Mankiewicz (TCM host):

POLITICO?Verified account @politico

It is unclear which direction Gowdy will take his part of the Trump-Comey investigation


Ben Mankiewicz?Verified account @BenMank77 10h10 hours ago

Ben Mankiewicz Retweeted POLITICO

I'd suggest in the direction of the barber.