Gowdy: Republican Lawmakers Should Let Mueller ‘Do His Job’

Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 4, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 4, 2017 in Washington. (AP Pho... Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 4, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) MORE LESS
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House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) on Sunday said he would encourage Republican colleagues who are calling for an end to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election to “give the guy a chance to do his job.”

“Do you support any effort to either curtail or end the Mueller investigation?” Chris Wallace asked Gowdy on “Fox News Sunday.”

“I don’t, and I readily concede I’m in an increasingly small group of Republicans,” Gowdy said. “I think Bob Mueller has a really distinguished career of service to our country.”

CNN reported Friday night that Mueller filed the first official charges in his investigation into the Trump campaign and administration’s dealings with Russia.

Gowdy said Mueller is “a pretty apolitical guy.”

“I would encourage my Republican friends, give the guy a chance to do his job,” he said. “The result will be known by the facts, by what he uncovers.”

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  1. Avatar for drtv drtv says:

    "Gowdy: Republican Lawmakers Should Let Mueller ‘Do His Job’

    Whistling in the dark, Trey?

  2. It must be his PTSD after Hillary’s testimony in the Benghazi saga. There’s no other explanation for believing that his Republican friends will be influenced by the facts that are uncovered.

  3. Whether Gowdy means what he said or not, I like that he spoke out in support of Mueller.

  4. Outside of the fact that Republican lawmakers can do nothing to stop Mueller from doing his job, any reduction in the amount of whining gibberish coming from them would be welcome.

  5. “That job is perfecting his cases against Crooked Hillary, Huma Abedin and the rest of the Clinton administration”, Gowdy continued.

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