Commentary

After four terms in congress, South Carolina’s Rep. Trey Gowdy announced he would not seek re-election in 2018 and would leave public service for good; thus, ending a career with a flawless record in the courtroom and undefeated in political races.

I hope there will be a ground swell of encouragement for him to change his mind and run for the senate to fill the vacancy of his close friend Lindsey Graham

While in congress he served on the Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Intelligence Committee, Education and the Workforce Committee and Ethics Committee. He was also chosen to chair a Select Committee on the events occurring in Libya on September 11-12, 2012, the terror attack on our Benghazi consulate facility. 

It was Gowdy’s prosecutorial style during the Benghazi hearings that impressed me.  Gowdy’s legal acumen was evident in his role as chair of the Benghazi Committee and later the House Oversight Committee.

He led investigations into the Benghazi attack, which uncovered the existence of Hillary Clinton’s private email server. His committee work demonstrated his ability to manage complex, high-stakes investigations and to press for accountability.

Gowdy ended the marathon Benghazi committee hearing by peppering Hillary with a barrage of questions about the emails that she had turned over.

He demanded that she explain how she came up with the figure that 90 to 95 percent of her emails were already in the possession of the State Department and questioned why she gave different answers to different people about her private email server.

Gowdy then probed Mrs. Clinton about how she could know if she had really turned everything over, if more private emails had emerged since she first made that proclamation.

“Was it a mistake for the four years that you had that email arrangement?” Gowdy asked. “Was it a mistake for four years that you kept the public record to yourself, or has it manifest itself as a mistake in the last six months?”

Leaving Office

In January of 2019, he returned to South Carolina to practice law, teach classes with his close friend Senator Tim Scott, and speak on legal issues he considers important to our country. 

Prior to becoming a lawmaker, Gowdy earned a degree in history at Baylor University in 1986 and juris doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1989.

In 2021, Gowdy became a contributor to Fox News Channel and in the same year became the host of “Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy,” offering his insightful analysis and a new outlook on the latest issues facing the country, broadcasting from his beloved South Carolina.

Capitalizing on his experiences, his signature mixture of wisdom, humor and historical references, Gowdy provides viewers with the latest legal and political news from across the nation.

He recently became a number one New York Times bestselling author with a fictional dark mystery debut about a murder in a small South Carolina town entitled, “The Color of Death: A Novel.” In it, Assistant DA Colm Truesdale must pick up the pieces of his own life in order to solve the case.

Gowdy has a passion for golf and frequently played with Graham and President Trump.

Trey … there will be time for golf.  You need to run for the Senate.  The party needs you; the country needs you, and South Carolina needs you.

May your faith in God persuade you to return to service of your country.