re: #160 Belafon

A person familiar with the lawmaker’s plans said that Mr. Gowdy had turned down an offer by the Trump administration to nominate him for a judgeship on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and that he planned to enter private practice in South Carolina instead.
nytimes.com

Well, that adds to the intrigue…. if only because it seemed like it was a too cute by half coincidence of him stepping down and the seat being there for the taking.

That he isn’t going for the judicial nomination when the GOP controls the process suggests that there’s more skeletons in his closet he doesn’t want revealed.

It also suggests that he’s not nearly as skilled as a jurist as he makes himself out to be.