Trey Gowdy: Trump's Aides Need To 'Re-Evaluate' Staying After His Summit Remarks

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07/22/2018 02:53 pm ET

The evidence of Russian interference is “overwhelming,” the GOP congressman said.


Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s advisers should consider leaving the White House if Trump continues to publicly disparage the nation’s intelligence community and cast doubt on the evidence that Russia attempted to interfere in the 2016 election.

“The president either needs to rely on the people that he has chosen to advise him, or those advisers need to re-evaluate whether or not they can serve in this administration,” Gowdy said on Fox News Sunday, referring to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley. “But the disconnect cannot continue. The evidence is overwhelming and the president needs to say that and act like it.”

Trump said Monday at a press conference during his Helsinki summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin that he didn’t see why Russia would be involved with election interference. He walked back that statement a day later, saying he’d meant to say he didn’t see why Russia wouldn’t be involved.

But Gowdy said his issues with Trump’s performance went beyond that one line. Trump, in his press conference comments, also gave credence to Putin’s denials of Russian efforts to subvert U.S. politics and did not stand up the contrary findings of his administration’s top intelligence officials............................................




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[RKP5637]

1. I'm not a fan of Trey Gowdy, but he does say some excellent things from time to time. n/t

[fountainofyouth]

7. I think the Nunes memo was his turning point

Gowdy is a former prosecutor. He knows how DOJ operates and how uncontroversial the FISA warrant for Carter Page should have been. The Nunes memo charade showed him that Trump and his enablers are actually out to destroy DOJ, which is not what he signed up for.

[pangaia]

11. Maybe so, But WHY ???

[busterbrown]

13. 'fan" this guy is in my top 5 pieces of crap!

Man he looks evil and is more than evil. Yep he's had a couple of extreme breaks from the far right rhetoric...But man I wouldn't trust him if he was testifying on a cross.

[cstanleytech]

2. Don't fall for it. He and the other Repugnants have not suddenly changed.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Not in great numbers, but a few here and there. The dam is cracking. . . . nt

[forgotmylogin]

31. Is this a backhanded trick?

All his advisers who value country above President need to go...so Tricky Trumpy can appoint advisors who are greasier, loyal-er, and tight-lipped.

?

[msongs]

3. like john mccain he is all BS talk and no action. both them have power

to introduce resolutions and legislation in congress but do not do so

[turbinetree]

4. Hey Tray Table, I got a question(s)....................do you think

the senate should confirm his nomination for judges..............do you think we should have Paper ballots.................his aides are nothing more than lackeys enabling treason.................not one of them has told the public that they have resigned because he is a danger to the country..................and do not want to get involved in that enterprise..................... Coats should have resigned last week..............

https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/election?p0=263&iso=20181106T12&msg=2018%20Midterm%20Elections

[donkeypoofed]

5. Wait, we're supposed to believe he's a "good person" now?!

Certainly not. This guy flip flops as much as a salmon on a salmon boat. He'll say something perfectly ignorant in a day or two! Do NOT believe this greasy little man !

[griloco]

28. BEWARE the Civil Serpent!!!

nt

[Phoenix61]

8. Because the people who will replace them

will be so much better? Seriously? They should stay right where they are and do what damage control they can.

[watoos]

30. Yep, you are right,

I can envision Hannity replacing Coates.

[Roland99]

9. Gowdy is playing up to something. Don't trust that weasel one iota!

And if Gowdy thinks he’s not worthy of being an employer, how can he be worthy as a president?!

[NCjack]

10. Strong statement from a Quisling. But, he does not start impeachment. nt

[coeur_de_lion]

12. Whoa. He's an asshole but he is saying the right things

What happened?

[busterbrown]

14. one of the last goons I would ever ever Trust!

Complete scumbag!

[coeur_de_lion]

15. Good point

But even a stopped watch is right twice a day.

This was his one moment of *saying* the right things. Maybe the one and only time in his life.

I will be super impressed if he actually starts *doing* the right things.

Nah not impressed -- I will be shocked. And I will start going to church again immediately. Because it will be like witnessing the immaculate conception.

[busterbrown]

16. lately we've been seeing a few repubs....

pulling away from Trump a bit.. But in the long run if Trump makes an effort to reconcile with the Moderate repubs.. They'll be polishing his shoes , cleaning his teeth and washing his Jstrap in a nano second

[coeur_de_lion]

18. And when Mueller finishes up what then?

They will crawl through broken glass to repudiate him.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

25. I'm thinking Gowdy is having a Mueller Moment...

.........

[coeur_de_lion]

32. I hope his Mueller moment

lasts until November. And gets even more Muellerish.

[Honeycombe8]

17. He's the one who raked Strzok over the coals. But glad to see him speaking out about this.

As is often the case, he's leaving Congress, so he is freer to speak out.

[dflprincess]

20. Small correction, he's the one who TRIED to rake Strzok over the coals

Strzok owned him.

[pbmus]

19. CYA....Gowdy is a puke...

[Midnight Writer]

22. So Gowdy does everything he can to to discredit FBI, but duns Trump for discrediting FBI?

[BumRushDaShow]

23. How about Gowdy resigning as chair of the (no) Oversight (except emails) Committee now?

Just go.

[WhiteTara]

24. Trey Gowdy needs to call trump a traitor

and then I'll give him credence. But didn't he open another investigation into Hillary's emails?

[yellowcanine]

26. Gowdy carries water for Trump for two years and NOW he has had enough???

Sorry, but I am unconvinced of his sincerity.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

27. Hey Trey, we've got news for you....

Some of his aides wrote this policy and speech that caused the shit to hit the fan. They're soft-peddling Russia on tRump's and Bannon's behalf. And no, those guys will not quit.

tRump is just a bugle-mouth delivery boy....

[essaynnc]

29. I'm so confused......

So why is Mr. Gowdy asking the aides to do something that he ought to be doing? Sure they ought to resign in disgust, but he ought to do more, he is in the House of Representatives, right? Aren't they, our representatives, the ones that are supposed to be having oversight of the president? Why don't you start impeachment proceedings if it's that important to you?

Asking aides! WTF?

[duforsure]

33. Trey Gowdy needs to shut the hell up,

And take care of his oath to serve and protect THIS country and the American people from putin and trump and do his job instead of worrying about others right now. He can't even do his job yet he wants to be critical of others.

[muriel_volestrangler]

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