[Always A Marine]

To those who claim that Trey Gowdy was "all talk and no action" or "all hat and no cattle" as pretend cowboys like to say, I have one very serious question: What would you have done differently in his position?

As chairman of the House Oversight Committee and the House Benghazi Committee, Gowdy exposed widespread misconduct and wrongdoing by many government officials. In fact, much of what we now know is thanks to Trey Gowdy. But as skilled a questioner as Gowdy was, he had zero authority to bring criminal charges against anyone. That power rests solely with the executive branch, in the person of the attorney general and ultimately the sitting president. This is 8th grade Civics, folks.

And by the way, in case anybody suspects that he was dirty... Trey Gowdy left Congress last year after four terms with a net worth of less than $200,000.

[varina davis]

Thanks you for your critique of Trey Gowder. IMHO, he is highly underestimated by many on FR. He strikes me a super saavy and would have taken down a lot of traitors if he had been a position to prosecute. His prosecutorial record is flawless and he has a wry sense of humor that is always a plus.