Courtroom Theatrics a Hallmark of Republican Leading Benghazi Probe

Reuters ^ | Sunday, May 18, 2014 | Susan Cornwell

[kristinn]

The Republican who will lead an investigation of the 2012 attacks on U.S. diplomatic quarters in Benghazi was known for courtroom theatrics in his time as a prosecutor, portending dramatic hearings on an issue that already has strained partisan civility in Washington.

Republicans hope to gain political traction before congressional elections in November by accusing the White House of muddying the facts to protect President Barack Obama after the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, and three other Americans were killed in the attacks by Islamic militants.

Democrats have not said whether they will take any seats on the Republican-majority special committee, saying the new probe - following several other congressional investigations on Benghazi - is also aimed at damaging former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's chances if she runs for president in 2016.

Representative Trey Gowdy, the 49-year-old from South Carolina chosen by House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner to chair the panel, is a Christian conservative elected to Congress in 2010 on the wave of the Tea Party movement.

Gowdy came with a reputation for tenacity, and dug into various probes of the Obama administration. He is outspokenly critical of its handling of the Benghazi matter.

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Spartanburg attorney Rick Vieth, who has also run as a Democrat, joked that "I didn't know what I was getting into" when Gowdy won a murder conviction against his client, Bob Harry Fowler, in 1997. Fowler was accused of killing a man to stop him testifying in a drug trial.

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"He is going to be a great fact-finder, and let the chips fall where they may. If it's favorable to Obama, fine; if not, fine," Vieth said.

[USS Alaska]

He won’t turn into a scared mouse the way Ken Starr did

My wife said that the most important thing about Gowdy, is that he have NO Skeletons, ZERO, in his background.

If he has any bad stuff, that can intimidate him {or his family}, the obama pricks will know it and use it.

If he is squeaky clean, cleaner than Mr. Clean, then he better have mucho protection, because they will kill him.

[Sivad]

With your permission I would add that implementing a phony
narrative that supports claims that terrorists are on the run in
order to backup an untrue campaign assertion was part of the
mix. Of course, that giant kabuki dance was not “playing politics”
while the GOP investigating the sordid affair IS all about politics.

[upchuck]

Thanks for the heads up mowowie.

Trey
Gowdy
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[Mears]

I saw that Trey Gowdy episode-—I did a double take at first because I didn’t catch the name.

HLN will probably repeat it about 499 times.:-)

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[skinkinthegrass]

thanks, chuck!

[Gene Eric]

The MSM is the Country’s greatest threat. Exhibit #72384...

[Gene Eric]

>> Here we go, the discrediting of Gowdy begins.

Gowdy baited the a-holes.

[MHGinTN]

It is so open now that only the low IQ voter cannot see the absolute servatitude with which the whoredom mediz service the democrip party. The Internet email provider I use is running a poll asking is the Benghazi probe is over the top yet as pure partisan political hackery by the Republicants. Talk about herding the fools who worship the little barry bastard boy emperor!

[Resettozero]

I guess they figure if they don’t disclose that, they can portray him as a small town hick prosecutor from Podunk.

Hey watch it now. That's hittin' too close to home.

[MHGinTN]

She is gutter vermin. One can only hope the presslut has to live in DC for her job. It would be appropriate punishment IMHO.

[Resettozero]

She grew up in Metropolis and Edwardsville and began her professional career in Illinois, working as a copy clerk for the Alton Telegraph and obtaining her first full-time reporting job at the Springfield State Journal-Register.

Played left tackle for Notre Dame in the glory days too. That face is just too familiar.

[MHGinTN]

Oh in her mind she has done worse! She called him a Christian conservative riding a tea party wave ... such a servant of evil must be frightening to this presslut.

[CyberAnt]

Well .. Gowdy (as a prosecutor) has never lost a case .. and if he had to use theatrics .. so be it.

Who is the author of this article ..?????

[upchuck]

Who is the author of this article ..?????

Kristinn listed the author as Susan Cornwell.

[Hot Tabasco]

Trey will get the jog DONE!....

They're going out running????

[CyberAnt]

thanks, I found it ..

[prairiebreeze]

“Partisan civility” in Washington??

Who knew.....LOL

[prairiebreeze]

Egads.......!

[MeshugeMikey]

ahahaha thnaks....a JOB ..there fixed it.