Trey Gowdy acted like Kushner’s lawyer, Democrat says after Russia hearing
The South Carolina congressman most closely involved with investigating Russia’s ties to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign didn’t impress his Democratic counterpart in this week’s questioning of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, told Bloomberg that Gowdy had essentially acted as Kushner’s attorney when the House intelligence panel questioned him about contacts with Russians during the campaign on Tuesday.
“Mr. Gowdy took the role as a second attorney for Mr. Kushner,” Schiff said.
Gowdy, one of the senior Republicans helping run the House probe, was dismissive of Democrats’ stance on the hearing, saying in another interview that it uncovered no new information and that Democrats even “even ran out of questions.”
Gowdy later told the reporter, “I could care less about what Adam says about me.”
Gowdy to me on Schiff comments about him acting like a Kushner lawyer: "I could care less about what Adam says about me."
— Billy House (@HouseInSession) July 26, 2017
Schiff’s comment sparked criticism of Gowdy online, especially after his aggressive handling of the congressional investigation into Hillary Clinton’s handling of the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attacks as secretary of state.
color me suprised
— …............. (@sodasncarrots) July 26, 2017
This is at odds w/ your Benghazi and Clinton emails posture in the face of a threat that has much more potential to harm the US 6/
— Law and Comedy (@law_comedy) July 26, 2017
Well, Gowdy could always quit the Congress and be Kushner's lawyer. A grateful nation will thank him.
— Sassycatz (@Sassycatz) July 26, 2017
Pandering for AG slot post-Sessions?
— greg varner (@varnergreg) July 26, 2017
Others praised Gowdy’s response to the Russia investigation so far.
If Trey Gowdy can find nothing grilling Jerod Kushner there is nothing there. Gowdy is all about the law regardless of who's son you are.
— Joel Capizzi (@joel_capizzi) July 25, 2017
Sessions is just too nice. We need someone that won't let the Dems trample on him. We need a warrior we need Trey Gowdy!
— Debbie Davis (@DD8328) July 20, 2017
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This story was originally published July 26, 2017 at 2:59 PM with the headline "Trey Gowdy acted like Kushner’s lawyer, Democrat says after Russia hearing."