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You are here: Home / Politics / Goddamned Traitors / Open Thread: There Are Too Many Clowns in the GOP’s Russiagate Car

Open Thread: There Are Too Many Clowns in the GOP’s Russiagate Car

by Anne Laurie|  February 1, 20181:27 am| 73 Comments

This post is in: Goddamned Traitors, Open Threads, Republican Venality, Republicans in Disarray!, Russiagate, "Lock Her Up!!", Assholes, Not Normal

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Because Adam and Cheryl know what they are talking about, they are restricted in what they can write concerning the fustercluck currently unfolding like the badly mishandled demolition of a hazardous-materials storage warehouse. Because all *I* know is what I read on the internet, I can share random tweets and chunks of news without any more fear of being thrown into Supermax than any other registered Democrat these days.

I will make an earnest effort to put anything that resembles “spillage” under the fold, but then again, how does someone with no security background judge?

That having been read into my permanent record, let’s talk about Trey Gowdy!

Statement: Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) leaving politics, not seeking re-election.

— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) January 31, 2018

Gowdy quit the Ethics committee two weeks ago.

Getting ahead of something Trent Franks style?

— Zeddy (@Zeddary) January 31, 2018

when you want to slink off and slowly refurbish the opening grafs of your obit instead of sticking around and taking credit for the world you made https://t.co/iPNoDxxXvl

— Muscular Baby (@Mobute) January 31, 2018

I'm so confused. Why are all these Republicans retiring if they've got Democrats on the run with their wildly popular tax cut that has single-handedly ushered in our economic Golden Age? https://t.co/6eDzkiGFnd

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) January 31, 2018

He's not having fun anymore. He expected at least four more years of grandstanding over imaginary Hillary Clinton scandals, and all he got was a stupid MAGA hat. https://t.co/r12Sme4fbl

— Kara Calavera (@KaraCalavera) January 31, 2018

… Mr. Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor who is the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has been threatening to leave elected office for years. He has told associates that he wants to be a federal judge, ideally at the appellate level. On Wednesday, he said only that he planned to return to the world of criminal justice.

A person familiar with the lawmaker’s plans said that Mr. Gowdy had turned down an offer by the Trump administration to nominate him for a judgeship on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and that he planned to enter private practice in South Carolina instead.

“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,” he said in a statement…

Mr. Gowdy won the chairmanship of the powerful Oversight Committee last year, after the early retirement of another rising Republican, Jason Chaffetz of Utah. He has been criticized in that role by Democrats who say he was more interested in using the committee’s powers to look backward and investigate the administration of President Barack Obama than that of Mr. Trump.

At the same time, Mr. Gowdy has taken a prominent role in one of the highest-profile investigations on Capitol Hill in years: the House Intelligence Committee’s inquiry into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Mr. Gowdy helped lead the questioning of witnesses for Republicans on the committee, and he has played a significant role in assembling a contentious secret memo that purportedly shows that the F.B.I. and the Justice Department abused their authority to obtain a warrant to spy on a former Trump campaign adviser…

Some friends of Trey Gowdy need talk him out of retiring. America needs a smart forceful congressman like him

— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) January 31, 2018

I always said the reason @TGowdySC was amazing at his job was bc he disliked politics so much. Trey, thank you for your impatience, sacrifice, and fight to make our country a more just place. SC and our country thank you for your service. I thank you for your friendship. ??

— Nikki Haley (@nikkihaley) January 31, 2018

For the record, Benghazi is turning out to be like the @StephenKing book “Thinner”.

Everyone who tried to come at Hillary is watching their political career wither and die.

Good.

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) January 31, 2018

Later that same evening…

Nunes showed FBI Director Christopher Wray the memo on Sunday after Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) pressured him to share its contents with the bureau, 2 people familiar with the meeting said. Gowdy also wanted Nunes to let DAG Rosenstein to see the memo, but he didn't. 1/

— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) February 1, 2018

… Though Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor, helped craft the memo and has championed its public release, he said on “Fox News Sunday” that he believed the FBI should see the memo before it comes out. He also said it shouldn’t be used to interfere with Mueller’s probe.

“I told my Republican colleagues, ‘Leave him the hell alone,’ and that’s still my advice,” Gowdy said…

Two days later, Gowdy announces he will retire. …? 3/

— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) February 1, 2018

Arrogant he may be, but perhaps Harold Watson “Trey” Gowdy III is not quite as dumb as many of his fellow Repubs.

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  1. 1.

    piratedan

    February 1, 2018 at 1:34 am

    does this imply that the Nunes memo is even too stupid even for Gowdy, who may recognize the odor of this shitburger is likely to remove the microcosm of integrity he might had left after his moment of triumph during the Clinton questioning over Benghazi?

    If we ever restore the rule of law in this country, I sure hope that this bullshit is pursued vigorously and that these traitorous bastards end up incarcerated.

  2. 2.

    TriassicSands

    February 1, 2018 at 1:35 am

    Trey Gowdy an appeals court judge?

    I feel a stroke coming on. The idea of Gowdy as a federal prosecutor is horrifying enough.

  3. 3.

    TriassicSands

    February 1, 2018 at 1:37 am

    @piratedan:

    does this imply that the Nunes memo is even too stupid even for Gowdy…

    From what I’ve seen of Gowdy, nothing is “too stupid” for him.

  4. 4.

    Major Major Major Major

    February 1, 2018 at 1:39 am

    Crazy time to be alive. Just nuts. But at least my novel is coming well, and I got past a snag in my webcomic script too, and I twitted a tweet I’m pleased with.

  5. 5.

    Anne Laurie

    February 1, 2018 at 1:42 am

    @TriassicSands: If you believe the NYTimes, Gowdy turned the offer down. He said he’s going into private practice, instead.

    Guy who’s know for hungering after an appeals-court judgeship suddenly no longer wants one… at least, not one offered by the current administration. Leading indicator? Maybe someone here will know!

  6. 6.

    MomSense

    February 1, 2018 at 1:42 am

    I read that he settled a wrongful termination suit with a former staffer for $150,000. Of course taxpayers paid the tab. I wonder what this is all about.

  7. 7.

    Calouste

    February 1, 2018 at 1:50 am

    Going back to the world of criminal justice, eh? He doesn’t mention on which side, prosecutor or defendant.

  8. 8.

    Chris T.

    February 1, 2018 at 1:57 am

    Rats, sinking ship, etc.

  9. 9.

    Fair Economist

    February 1, 2018 at 2:01 am

    @MomSense: This almost has to be a personal scandal, and settling a harassment suit could qualify, especially if the harassment was extra salacious (maybe Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter slashfic roleplay?). Quitting Congress seems plausible given that he’s more than likely to be almost powerless in the 116th Congress because the House will be Democratic. But turning down a seat on the Appeals Court? That’s not just “being tired of partisanship”.

  10. 10.

    Steve in the ATL

    February 1, 2018 at 2:06 am

    @TriassicSands: the universe of prosecutors who are not assholes is a very small one.

    And much smaller at the federal level.

  11. 11.

    Steve in the ATL

    February 1, 2018 at 2:07 am

    @Major Major Major Major: btw “resting existential horror race” and “picohitlers” are gold.

    Gold, Jerry, gold!

  12. 12.

    Major Major Major Major

    February 1, 2018 at 2:11 am

    @Steve in the ATL: Why thank you.

  13. 13.

    MomSense

    February 1, 2018 at 2:12 am

    @Fair Economist:

    I wondered if it was the veteran who was a Benghazi investigation staffer. I think there was something about him being deployed and the committee let him go instead of holding his job for his return.

    It doesn’t seem like this is only about partisanship since Gowdyhad no trouble knowing that the Benghazi nonsense was a partisan action to vilify a popular Secretary of State to harm her run for President.

  14. 14.

    Fair Economist

    February 1, 2018 at 2:30 am

    @MomSense: Yeah, Gowdy complaining about partisanship is a pretty implausible cover for whatever the real story is. He’s in the top tier of causes for that.

  15. 15.

    agorabum

    February 1, 2018 at 2:33 am

    Reminds me a bit of this statement by George HW Bush…

  16. 16.

    Major Major Major Major

    February 1, 2018 at 2:41 am

    @agorabum: lol!

  17. 17.

    Aleta

    February 1, 2018 at 2:44 am

    @MomSense: a few more details:

    As chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) used $150,000 in taxpayer dollars to settle with a former aide who alleged he was fired in part because he was not willing to focus his investigative work on Hillary Clinton.

    The Post confirmed the confidential settlement reached between Gowdy and the Benghazi panel and Bradley Podliska after it appeared in a list of settlements released Friday by the congressional Office of Compliance. Gowdy is now the chairman of the House Oversight Committee.

    In a list provided to the House Committee on Administration, the OOC disclosed it oversaw one $150,000 settlement involving a claim of veteran status discrimination and retaliation in the last five years. Podliska, in addition to claiming he was fired for his refusal to focus on Clinton, alleged retaliation by his supervisors because he took leave to fulfill his obligations as an Air Force reservist.

    Podliska eventually dropped from his lawsuit the claim he was fired because he refused to focus on Clinton. His December 2016 settlement, which covered the veterans status and retaliation claims, was reported by The Washington Post at the time without the settlement amount. The committee did not admit wrongdoing as part of the agreement.

    Dec 1, Wa Post

    ETA the last para, which on 2nd thought seems significant to me …

    Podliska’s lawyer, Peter Romer-Friedman, declined in a phone interview to discuss the details of his client’s settlement, citing a confidentiality agreement. However, he said he was not aware of any other such case brought against Congress and settled in the past five years.

  18. 18.

    Calouste

    February 1, 2018 at 2:47 am

    @Aleta: Support the troops, Banana Republicans style.

  19. 19.

    Aleta

    February 1, 2018 at 2:53 am

    @Calouste: With some Banana peel Republicans bumbling around as well

  20. 20.

    Paul T

    February 1, 2018 at 3:00 am

    Since the Rethuglicans have now completely pissed off the FBI, you can bet the gloves will start coming off from the law enforcement side. “Oh, by the way, since you are playing with Nunes and the other Russian stooges, please note we know all about your 1. Mistress 2. Secret offshore bank accounts 3. Other Mistress. 4. Harassment payoff 5. Russian income 6. Koch income 7…etc……

    The rats are leaving the sinking ship.

  21. 21.

    satby

    February 1, 2018 at 3:14 am

    Hello from a coffee shop in Thailand (maybe Ban Sha?) where we’re taking a break to connect with the outside world via internet. Yesterday we went swimming with the elephants in the morning and to an elephant funeral under the blue moon partial eclipse at night. An elderly elephant had died at our homestay and the family and community hold a funeral just like for a person, a very moving Buddist ceremony.
    Just wanted to pop in to say hi though it’s the wee hours of the morning for you all.

  22. 22.

    Steeplejack

    February 1, 2018 at 3:36 am

    @satby:

    Sorry about the elephant, but I hope you are enjoying your trip. Take lots of pictures!

    Where exactly in Thailand are you?

  23. 23.

    M. Bouffant

    February 1, 2018 at 3:46 am

    @TriassicSands: Very stupid. Check this picture. Does he look like a pinhead, or is that just my burning hate?

    Also: Anyone else think ol’ Trey’s had his eyes tucked & rolled?

  24. 24.

    Joyce H

    February 1, 2018 at 3:59 am

    @Paul T:

    Since the Rethuglicans have now completely pissed off the FBI, you can bet the gloves will start coming off from the law enforcement side. “Oh, by the way, since you are playing with Nunes and the other Russian stooges, please note we know all about your 1. Mistress 2. Secret offshore bank accounts 3. Other Mistress. 4. Harassment payoff 5. Russian income 6. Koch income 7…etc……

    What I’d like to see, if the Deep State decides to start leaking the dirt, isn’t the mistresses, because the GOP base doesn’t care about mistresses. Trump is a “billionaire” “playboy”, they expect mistresses.

    What I’d rather see, and you know it’s out there, is documentation on the abortions Trump arranged and paid for. Yeah, a lot of his base are cultish enough that even that wouldn’t bother them, but there is a subset for whom abortion is pretty much the ONLY issue. Lose them and he starts becoming so toxic even the Congress will start moving away from him and stop enabling him.

  25. 25.

    satby

    February 1, 2018 at 4:11 am

    @Steeplejack: about an hour outside of Surin. It was sad, the elephant was old and very ill so it was expected, but the family was stricken. They had owned him 50 years.

  26. 26.

    Swannie

    February 1, 2018 at 4:14 am

    This may surprise you but not everyone wants to spend their life in Congress.

  27. 27.

    Steeplejack

    February 1, 2018 at 4:18 am

    @satby:

    Just looked it up on Google Maps. Looks like you’re 12 hours ahead of EST, and the weather looks nice: highs in the low 80s, lows in the high 50s. I’m guessing the humidity is bad, though.

  28. 28.

    NotMax

    February 1, 2018 at 4:20 am

    @satby

    Of course, having just arisen from the depths of a two hour nap, bleary and unfocused eyes first read that as “about an hour outside of Saturn.”

  29. 29.

    mai naem mobile

    February 1, 2018 at 4:20 am

    If he turned down the Appeals Court Judges hip Gowdy has to have some ugly personal scandal coming up. Probably an affair. Maybe bribes. Maybe he knew whatever corruption Nunes is caught up in and didn’t say anything. I’m beginning to think Ryan will retire as well.

  30. 30.

    NotMax

    February 1, 2018 at 4:26 am

    @satby

    In Thailand, do people say “Don’t feel like cooking tonight, gonna get take-out from the American place?”

    :)

  31. 31.

    Starfish

    February 1, 2018 at 4:40 am

    @Swannie: Sure, Trey.

  32. 32.

    Elizabelle

    February 1, 2018 at 4:44 am

    @satby: Hi Satby. Look forward to hearing more about your travels.

    An elephant funeral. Way cool. Sad for the family; 50 years is longer than most marriages. Very much a member of the family. RIP, elephant.

  33. 33.

    Amir Khalid

    February 1, 2018 at 4:53 am

    @Elizabelle:
    Elephants live about as long as humans, so this deceased elephant would have been acquired as a young adult.

  34. 34.

    Elizabelle

    February 1, 2018 at 4:58 am

    @Amir Khalid: Parrots and elephants and tortoises, hmmm?

  35. 35.

    Amir Khalid

    February 1, 2018 at 4:58 am

    @NotMax:
    Maybe up there they say, “Let’s go to McDonalds/KFC/Pizza Hut.” You know, like Malaysians do.

  36. 36.

    H.E.Wolf

    February 1, 2018 at 4:59 am

    @Starfish:

    Given the time difference, I think young Schvantz there is posting during his lunch hour.

    (Or possibly during his office hours.)

    ETA: Hello to all the late-night regulars! I’m posting from the Insomnia time zone.

  37. 37.

    Amir Khalid

    February 1, 2018 at 5:02 am

    @Elizabelle:
    Parrots live into their sixties and seventies, as I recall, but some tortoises can go on for two or even three centuries.

  38. 38.

    Elizabelle

    February 1, 2018 at 5:05 am

    @Amir Khalid: I shall stick to dogs. And maybe a cat or two.

    We were traumatized by our parakeets and fish not lasting long, in early childhood. And god only knows what a parrot would pick up and repeat …

  39. 39.

    NotMax

    February 1, 2018 at 5:22 am

    Feel oh so very techie and plugged in. :)

    Have to drive the landlady to the auto dealership on Friday morning (early) for a service appointment for her car. Downloaded some stuff from Netflix onto the tablet so will have something diverting to do when without a decent wi-fi connection while sitting in the customer ‘lounge’ besides just drinking free crappy coffee.

  40. 40.

    Manyakitty

    February 1, 2018 at 5:51 am

    @Major Major Major Major: That sums it up all right.

  41. 41.

    Starfish

    February 1, 2018 at 5:51 am

    @H.E.Wolf: I am also having insomnia time.

  42. 42.

    Manyakitty

    February 1, 2018 at 5:59 am

    @satby: Hello!

  43. 43.

    rikyrah

    February 1, 2018 at 6:16 am

    Good Morning, Everyone ???

  44. 44.

    raven

    February 1, 2018 at 6:16 am

    @NotMax: When we picked up our rental car at “rent a wreck” on Maui I was surprised to learn there were stock car races on the islands!

  45. 45.

    Immanentize

    February 1, 2018 at 6:30 am

    It’s not precisely a complaint, but what happened to the regularly scheduled morning threads?

  46. 46.

    Central Planning

    February 1, 2018 at 6:42 am

    @Major Major Major Major: That’s funny. Autocorrect, on multiple occasions, has turned my wife’s name into “Slices”. That’s my new name for her now.

  47. 47.

    hueyplong

    February 1, 2018 at 6:43 am

    Should we assume that one of these retiring GOPers will be appointed to a position from which he can fire Mueller?

    [Obviously, that’s a step taken after the firing of the Comey letter-writer.]

  48. 48.

    Central Planning

    February 1, 2018 at 6:43 am

    @Calouste: I think we now. He’s a dick and tries to hurt people so he certainly wouldn’t be working for the defense.

  49. 49.

    Kristine

    February 1, 2018 at 6:45 am

    @satby: what an experience! Glad you’re having a good vacation—you deserve it.

  50. 50.

    Baud

    February 1, 2018 at 6:49 am

    @rikyrah: Good morning.

  51. 51.

    danielx

    February 1, 2018 at 6:52 am

    @hueyplong:

    At this rate Mueller will be lucky if they don’t end up having charges brought against him.

  52. 52.

    OzarkHillbilly

    February 1, 2018 at 6:54 am

    @Central Planning: Defending rich republican regulation defying tax avoiders is where the money is at.

  53. 53.

    JWR

    February 1, 2018 at 6:57 am

    @Immanentize: Not that it’s any of my business, but I’ve been meaning to ask; are you the same Immanentize from the good ol’ (Christianity Is Stupid!) days over at FDL?

  54. 54.

    Baud

    February 1, 2018 at 6:58 am

    @OzarkHillbilly:

    You can’t defy regulations and avoid taxes that don’t exist.

  55. 55.

    NotMax

    February 1, 2018 at 7:01 am

    @raven

    Yup, run on part of what was an old abandoned airport in Puunene.

  56. 56.

    NotMax

    February 1, 2018 at 7:07 am

    @Immanentize

    Betcha AL pre-scheduled one and got FYWP’d.

  57. 57.

    OzarkHillbilly

    February 1, 2018 at 7:08 am

    @Baud: But you still need a lawyer to prove you are so rich that taxes and regulations don’t apply.

  58. 58.

    Central Planning

    February 1, 2018 at 7:09 am

    @OzarkHillbilly: I don’t think that would be as satisfying for him as fcking the minorities, poors, and LGBTQs, although sticking it to the government probably gives him a little satisfaction.

    ETA – maybe by defending the rich that makes him feel rich (I’m sure he’s got plenty of money already)

  59. 59.

    debbie

    February 1, 2018 at 7:15 am

    @Calouste:

    He sounds like he has a job set up already. I see him as more of an ambulance chaser, but who knows?

  60. 60.

    debbie

    February 1, 2018 at 7:21 am

    I’ve heard this is a lie:

    Thank you for all of the nice compliments and reviews on the State of the Union speech. 45.6 million people watched, the highest number in history. @FoxNews beat every other Network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in. Delivered from the heart!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 1, 2018

    538 says his approval rating is currently 39.5%. Too high!

  61. 61.

    OzarkHillbilly

    February 1, 2018 at 7:25 am

    @Central Planning: I think he’s retiring because he found fcking the minorities, poors, and LGBTQs, somehow unfulfilling, so now he’s decided he want’s to “SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!”

  62. 62.

    rikyrah

    February 1, 2018 at 7:26 am

    @satby:
    Hey satby.?
    Hope that you are having a great trip

  63. 63.

    rikyrah

    February 1, 2018 at 7:28 am

    @Immanentize:
    I miss them too ?

  64. 64.

    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    February 1, 2018 at 7:33 am

    @debbie: as usual, he lied about the viewership being the highest in history.

    Obama’s first STOU had 52.4 million viewers. Bill Clinton had 66.9 million. Of course in the 60s and 70s when only a handful of channels were available, viewership was even higher.

  65. 65.

    JWR

    February 1, 2018 at 7:37 am

    @debbie:

    In total, President Trump’s address drew 45.6 million viewers across broadcast and cable, according to the final Nielsen tally. That number does not include those who live-streamed the speech.

    Source: Nielsen via Variety

    Or are you confusing the 45.6 million number with his poll numbers?

    ETA, Trump’s ” the highest number in history” lie is just that, a lie.

  66. 66.

    OzarkHillbilly

    February 1, 2018 at 7:38 am

    @debbie: @David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch: Our President lie??? Say it ain’t so…..

  67. 67.

    lurker dean

    February 1, 2018 at 8:00 am

    @satby: poor elephant, but what an incredible event to experience. have a great time on your trip!

  68. 68.

    Another Scott

    February 1, 2018 at 8:45 am

    @mai naem mobile: Someone should go through Gowdy’s public statements about Clinton and Obama and make a checklist of every one of his accusations against them. It’s always projection with the GOP leadership. Always…

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  69. 69.

    Aleta

    February 1, 2018 at 9:07 am

    @debbie: Honestly expected him to claim he got the most minutes of applause. He certainly worked at dragging out the clapping. They’re keeping him tamped down.

  70. 70.

    Aleta

    February 1, 2018 at 9:29 am

    His dogs are named Judge, Jury and Bailiff. (True)

    The Gowdys are fans of dogs. The only stipulation: U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy – a former federal and state prosecutor – mandates the dogs are named using law enforcement terms.

  71. 71.

    FlipYrWhig

    February 1, 2018 at 9:32 am

    @David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch: This is the same bullshit as the Inauguration Day line he made Spicer bellow from the podium. He’s trying to say that if you add up a lot of livestreaming numbers, a way of watching that didn’t use to exist, you can get a total that’s higher than the TV-watching numbers from the past. To me this seems a bit like adding in total newspaper subscriptions. But because he is stupid, vain, and stupid, in that order, he finds this very convincing to himself.

  72. 72.

    PaulWartenberg

    February 1, 2018 at 9:39 am

    Off-topic, I got my first paycheck that’s been affected by the massive Tax Cut the Republicans just passed!

    Hoo boy! ALRIGHT! MORE MONEY!

    …

    I got a boost of 24 bucks per paycheck out of this.

    they’re trying to buy my enthusiasms with 24 bucks while the Wall Street CEOs are getting millions back.

    I’d riot, but that would cut into my work time.

  73. 73.

    Steve in the ATL

    February 1, 2018 at 10:13 am

    @OzarkHillbilly:

    But you still need a lawyer to prove you are so rich that taxes and regulations don’t apply.

    A poor person has a lawyer. A rich person has a team of lawyers.

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