{"id":64270,"date":"2017-01-23T19:41:46","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T23:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=64270"},"modified":"2017-01-23T19:43:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T23:43:39","slug":"trey-gowdys-appointment-to-house-permanent-select-committee-on-intelligence-rattles-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=64270","title":{"rendered":"Trey Gowdy&#8217;s Appointment To House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Rattles Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"title\">Trey Gowdy Just Made A Huge Announcement That Has The Left Terrified<\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-10485\" class=\"clearfix post-10485 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-latest\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div id=\"tps_slideContainer_10485\" class=\"theiaPostSlider_slides\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10486\" src=\"http:\/\/www.americanpatriotdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TreyGowdyJustMadeAHugeAnnouncementThatHasTheLeftTerrified.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.americanpatriotdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TreyGowdyJustMadeAHugeAnnouncementThatHasTheLeftTerrified.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.americanpatriotdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TreyGowdyJustMadeAHugeAnnouncementThatHasTheLeftTerrified-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.americanpatriotdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TreyGowdyJustMadeAHugeAnnouncementThatHasTheLeftTerrified-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.americanpatriotdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TreyGowdyJustMadeAHugeAnnouncementThatHasTheLeftTerrified-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.americanpatriotdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TreyGowdyJustMadeAHugeAnnouncementThatHasTheLeftTerrified-83x55.jpg 83w, http:\/\/www.americanpatriotdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TreyGowdyJustMadeAHugeAnnouncementThatHasTheLeftTerrified-780x520.jpg 780w, http:\/\/www.americanpatriotdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TreyGowdyJustMadeAHugeAnnouncementThatHasTheLeftTerrified-1160x773.jpg 1160w, http:\/\/www.americanpatriotdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TreyGowdyJustMadeAHugeAnnouncementThatHasTheLeftTerrified-800x533.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.americanpatriotdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TreyGowdyJustMadeAHugeAnnouncementThatHasTheLeftTerrified-600x400.jpg 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-wp-pid=\"10486\" \/>The intelligence community is at war with Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>They are leaking left and right to friendly reporters in order to undermine his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>But Trey Gowdy\u2019s latest announcement could put a stop to their campaign to destroy Trump once-and-for-all.<\/p>\n<p>In the new Congress, Trey Gowdy will serve on the intelligence committee.<\/p>\n<p>His new role will give him the opportunity to provide oversight to the intelligence community.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Greenville Online<\/em> reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cRep. Trey Gowdy, R-Spartanburg, was named to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Friday, the first South Carolina member of Congress to be on the panel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cProtecting the safety and security of our fellow citizens is the preeminent function of government. When it comes to our national security, we cannot afford to take risks,\u201d Gowdy said in a prepared statement. \u201cThe House Intelligence Committee plays a vital role in protecting Americans both at home and abroad through conducting thorough oversight of our nation\u2019s intelligence agencies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gowdy was appointed to the panel by House Republican leaders. He will continue to serve on three other committees: ethics, oversight and government reform and judiciary.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gowdy was formerly chair of the Select Committee on Benghazi, which disbanded at the end of 2016 after issuing its final report on the 2012 terrorist attacks in Libya.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Like the Benghazi panel, much of the work of the intelligence committee is done behind closed doors dealing with classified information and the intelligence gathering operations of 17 different government agencies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The intelligence committee was one of several to conduct investigations into Benghazi and the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Created in 1977, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has never had a member from South Carolina, according to the Congressional Research Service.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gowdy proved his chops when he was chairman of the Benghazi Select Committee.<\/p>\n<p>In that role, he uncovered Hillary Clinton\u2019s secret email server, and documented the Obama administration\u2019s lies about their incompetent response to the terrorist attack.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, his dogged ability to dig for the truth is more vital than ever.<\/p>\n<p>The intelligence community is engaged in a war of leaks to undermine Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Their leaks have been timed at key moments, such as their attempt to try and swing the Electoral College, as well as creating a swirl of controversy ahead of Trump\u2019s inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>A no-nonsense prosecutor like Trey Gowdy could hold intelligence community officials accountable over their campaign to delegitimize Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Gowdy has proven that politics does not drive his investigations.<\/p>\n<p>His moral compass always points in the direction of the truth.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanpatriotdaily.com\/latest\/trey-gowdy-announcement-has-left-terrified\/\">http:\/\/www.americanpatriotdaily.com\/latest\/trey-gowdy-announcement-has-left-terrified\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trey Gowdy Just Made A Huge Announcement That Has The Left Terrified<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=64270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64270\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}