By — Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/gop-rep-gowdy-former-chair-of-benghazi-panel-to-retire Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter GOP Rep. Gowdy, former chair of Benghazi panel, to retire Politics Jan 31, 2018 1:43 PM EDT WASHINGTON — South Carolina GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy says he will not run for re-election and will “instead be returning to the judicial system.” Gowdy is chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and previously chaired a highly partisan panel investigating the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. There is a time to come and a time to go. This is the right time, for me, to leave politics and return to the justice system. Full statement here → pic.twitter.com/7I8AApqvs1 — Trey Gowdy (@TGowdySC) January 31, 2018 Gowdy is a former federal prosecutor. In a statement, he said “whatever skills I may have are better utilized in a courtroom than in Congress, and I enjoy our justice system more than our political system.” The Benghazi panel revealed the existence of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server and controversies involving it proved to be damaging to her failed 2016 presidential bid. Gowdy was elected in the 2010 tea party wave that returned control of the House to Republicans. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Andrew Taylor, Associated Press @APAndrewTaylor
WASHINGTON — South Carolina GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy says he will not run for re-election and will “instead be returning to the judicial system.” Gowdy is chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and previously chaired a highly partisan panel investigating the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. There is a time to come and a time to go. This is the right time, for me, to leave politics and return to the justice system. Full statement here → pic.twitter.com/7I8AApqvs1 — Trey Gowdy (@TGowdySC) January 31, 2018 Gowdy is a former federal prosecutor. In a statement, he said “whatever skills I may have are better utilized in a courtroom than in Congress, and I enjoy our justice system more than our political system.” The Benghazi panel revealed the existence of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server and controversies involving it proved to be damaging to her failed 2016 presidential bid. Gowdy was elected in the 2010 tea party wave that returned control of the House to Republicans. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now