Retiring Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) mocked Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) for their “newfound embrace of transparency” that magically appeared after the Democrats won the House majority on Election Day and earned the right to chair key investigative committees come January.
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Gowdy scoffed at Cummings’ desire for “transparency” while also scolding Schiff for his plans.
“Well, I don’t know what he means by ‘everything.’ Does that mean divulge classified information? Does it mean divulge grand jury material? I hope not,” Gowdy said.
“I also find it ironic. I spent two years battling with Elijah, who wanted to keep lots of things secret, and I spent two years battling with Adam Schiff, who didn’t want anyone to know about the dossier or Fusion GPS or the FISA process,” Gowdy added.
“So if they have this newfound embrace of transparency, that’s good, but it would be newfound,” he also said.
Gowdy referred to Schiff’s resistance against the Nunes investigations into the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI prior to and during the probes into Trump’s campaign.- READ MORE