Ex-Benghazi investigator sues Trey Gowdy for discrimination and defamation

for your eleven hour testimony.

Or just Republican business as usual.

..........So in Podliska’s theory of the case, his core legal reason for getting into court – military discrimination – is inextricably linked to the politically explosive charge that the committee was out to get Hillary Clinton. The suit presses that point by arguing:

“During the month that [Staff Director Phil] Kiko and [Deputy Director Christopher] Donesa began to treat Plaintiff differently, the Committee’s investigation changed significantly to focus on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the State Department, and deemphasize the other agencies that were involved in the Benghazi attacks and the aftermath of the attacks.”

Beyond the legal claims, the filing includes some other detailed accusations sure to draw attention in Washington.

The suit says Gowdy conveyed to staff that he thought his Staff Director and Deputy “were incompetent,” that senior Republican committee staffers regularly drank alcohol together in the “office during the workday,” and that a nonpartisan security staff member deleted documents to avoid detection by Democratic committee members.

Podliska is seeking a jury trial, raising the prospect of one of the most high profile Washington courtroom dramas since the 2007 prosecution of Scooter Libby, a senior aide to former Vice President Dick Cheney.

Send his ass to jail.

Committee docs--docs that Dems wanted released but Repubs on the committee said no to. IMHO. I hope so at least.

Good.

$5,137,000 and counting

http://askedandanswered-democrats.benghazi.house.gov/cost/

When her husband told the truth about Iraq and yellow cake, his wife a covert CIA operative was outed.

This coming from that grifter Gowdy?

.... he needs to at the very least defend his security clearance. Gowdy accused him of mishandling intelligence. Additionally he should be able to make a good case that he should have been released to serve his activity duty service requirements. I hope his attorney is able to drag out material the repugs have been hiding during the discovery process.

http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/uncucumbered/trey_gowdy_sued_by_republican_benghazi_panel_whistleblower

Haven't gone through it in detail (don't know that I will any time soon) but at a glance it looks like it's got some teeth

Surprising since he took an oath to defend it. Article I, Section 6 says that Members of Congress " shall not be questioned in any other place". They can't be sued.

First, the speech and debate clause is not an absolute protection for Howdy Gowdy but only protects official acts
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Speech+or+Debate+Clause


Howdy Gowdy's actions were not within his official legislative duties but were for the purpose of damage control to attempt to preserve what little reputation that Howdy Gowdy had remaining after this partisan exercise. As such, there is a good claim that the speech and debate clause does not protect Howdy Gowdy.

Second, the main causes of action are under two separate statutes that expressly provide for damages due to congressional actions and so are not subject to the speech and debate clause.

Finally, Paragraph 99 of the petition makes clear that the Plaintiff is not seeking damages against Gowdy but an injunction. The speech and debate clause does not apply to an injunction. Here is Paragraph 99 of the petition:


Howdy Gowdy will attempt to use the speech and debate clause but I doubt that he will be sucessful