Few things in life mean more to Congressman Trey Gowdy than getting headlines for himself and attempting to try and take down a prominent Democrat he happens to disagree with. As Gowdy proved during the Benghazi hearings, he relishes the role of self-aggrandizing jackal who sits and waits for someone to make a tiny mistake he can exploit for his own personal and political benefit.
But today, during testimony from FBI Director James Comey, Gowdy’s pretentious attempt to act like a sentient human being came to a screeching halt when he insisted on suggesting that Comey was” reading a specific-intent element into a gross negligence statute.” In other words, he tried to explain federal law to Comey, who was once the Deputy Attorney General. And Comey shut down Gowdy with this:
“The question you gotta ask is why is it that the Department of Justice since 1917 has not used that gross negligence statute but charging it once in an espionage case. Whether their decision was smart or not, that is the record of fairness. So you have to decide, so I treat this person against that record, and if I do is that a fair thing to do? Even if you’re not worried about the constitutionality of it, my judgment is no reasonable prosecutor would do that. That would be celebrity hunting.”
At that point, the only thing that would have made the moment even more perfect is if Comey had picked up the microphone in front of him and dropped it on the floor indicating that he had said all he had to say and would now be standing up and walking out of the room.
But even without the mic drop, Gowdy got shown up as the utter and complete fool he is and always will be. Congressman Gowdy has delusions of grandeur, but it’s only in his twisted mind that he ever lives up to his aspirations.
Watch and grin from ear to ear as Gowdy gets his ass handed to him:
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