House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy scorched James Comey in a blistering opening statement at a high-profile congressional hearing on Tuesday, declaring “we can’t survive with a justice system we don’t trust.”
Gowdy kicked off the hearing featuring testimony from Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz on his review of the Hillary Clinton email case. The top DOJ watchdog is on Capitol Hill for the second day in a row to discuss the explosive report.
But Gowdy launched into Tuesday’s session — a joint hearing held by the House oversight and judiciary panels — with a fiery condemnation of the former FBI director and certain agents in the bureau he led.
Referring to IG findings that Comey defied his superiors in his handling of the Clinton email case, Gowdy accused the ex-director of essentially operating by his own rules.
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Trey Gowdy was masterful today, in questioning with IG Horowitz. He and the IG were not being confrontational to each other, but Gowdy was so impressive that he will be missed if he makes good his decision of perhaps two months ago. He had decided that he had no taste for the politics played in Washington, DC. I wonder how many normal folks would agree with Gowdy that the rotten political ploys of “The Swamp” can make the toughest stomachs feel like regurgitating. He is a brilliant lawyer and it is sad for our nation to lose this man who reveals talent to be a superior Federal Attorney General and even more.