Exclusive: Ex-Benghazi investigator alleges Rep. Gowdy violated federal law

[DemocratSinceBirth]

The legal battle between the House Benghazi Committee and its former investigator, Todd Podliska, escalated Monday afternoon, when Podliska’s lawyers alleged that Chairman Trey Gowdy violated government confidentiality rules and federal law in responding to allegations made by Podliska.

“Both Representative Gowdy and the committee have clearly violated terms of the confidentiality agreement and the Congressional Accountability Act,” said Peter Romer-Friedman, one of Podliska’s attorneys, to MSNBC on Monday afternoon
The lawyers allege that Gowdy and the committee improperly released confidential information regarding an employment dispute with Podliska, in an effort to discredit him.

MSNBC and NBC News reached out to Gowdy’s office with the new claims, and will update reporting with any response.

The skirmish began over the weekend when Podliska alleged publicly that the committee improperly targeted Hillary Clinton in an effort to damage her politically. A draft of a lawsuit to be filed by Podliska claimed he was fired in part because he refused to go along with the anti-Clinton effort, and also in retaliation for him leaving the committee on Reserve Air Force duties.

Gowdy has categorically denied Podliska’s allegations that he was fired for refusing to go after Clinton. Gowdy has said Podliska was actually terminated for his own errors on the job, including the mishandling of classified information.


http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/benghazi-investigator-alleges-trey-gowdy-violated-federal-law

P.S. For old time DU members this is better than Fitzmas

[sufrommich]

1. Oh,this is delicious. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Were you here for Fitzmas? /nt

[sufrommich]

4. I was here for Fitzmas but never bought into it. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. We did get Scooter Libby's head.

eom

[sufrommich]

6. True. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. And Karl Rove came within a hair of being indicted if I remember correctly.

eom

[sufrommich]

10. I don't remember it that way. It seemed like a lot

of wishful thinking to me.

[whathehell]

7. I remember Fitzmas!

[brucefan]

3. What a Pinhead!

[whathehell]

11. He's the 'point man' for the committee..

What is up with that hair?

[chillfactor]

9. wow! Fitzmas...

been awhile since I heard that term

[Persondem]

12. Hopefully this will further discredit the absolute waste of time and money

that the GOP leadership has created with the purpose of hurting HRC's candidacy.

Gowdy needs to feel some pain over this.

[workinclasszero]

13. Waiting for the perp walk

Preferably in hand cuffs and leg chains.

[abakan]

14. I've always heard of pinheads.

But I've never seen one until now.

[Turbineguy]

15. The repubs always blow it.

they over-reach and lack subtlety. They do not possess the intellectual equipment for this kind of work.