Newly Elected Oversight Panel Chair Trey Gowdy Declares End to Trump “Witch Hunts”

June 26, 2017 in News by RBN

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Following the resignation of Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Trey Gowdy (R-SC) assumed the role of House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman.  Gowdy has already declared that he will not waste taxpayer money on wild goose chases designed to undermine President Trump.

Politico reports:

Newly-elected House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Trey Gowdy does not plan to investigate Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election or questions of whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice.

The South Carolina Republican told a gathering of reporters Friday that he instead wants to return the Oversight panel to its original “compulsory” jurisdiction, including overseeing more mundane issues like government procurement and the Census.

And while Oversight will likely pursue some investigations eventually, Gowdy was adamant that he does not want to infringe on the work of special counsel Robert Mueller.

Gowdy also argued that the Russia scandal and questions of obstruction fall more in the jurisdiction of other committees — including the the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee, where he helps lead the investigation of Moscow’s interference in the 2016 election.

“No. 1: It’s in the jurisdiction of Bob Mueller. And secondarily, I would think Judiciary has jurisdiction over the Department of Justice and the FBI,” he said. “To the extent that any of those memos are classified, that would be [Intelligence]. And for those that think a third committee ought to look at it, Oversight would have secondary permissive jurisdiction but it would be secondary.”

Who can quibble with this?  Gowdy, no shrinking violet, is taking a stand against the politically-motivated witch hunts intended to “take down” our duly-elected President.