The Washington Post is breaking a new kind of Benghazi story. Rep. Trey Gowdy, former chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi paid out $150,000 in taxpayer money as part of a wrongful termination lawsuit.
The Post confirmed the confidential settlement reached between Gowdy and the Benghazi panel and Bradley Podliska after it appeared in a list of settlements released Friday by the congressional Office of Compliance. Gowdy is now the chairman of the House Oversight Committee.
In a list provided to the House Committee on Administration, the OOC disclosed it oversaw one $150,000 settlement involving a claim of veteran status discrimination and retaliation in the last five years. Podliska, in addition to claiming he was fired for his refusal to focus on Clinton, alleged retaliation by his supervisors because he took leave to fulfill his obligations as an Air Force reservist. His December 2016 settlement was reported by The Washington Post, though the settlement amount was not disclosed at the time.
How about that? It’s almost like the Benghazi investigation was a political witch hunt devoid of meaningful national security interest. Rep. Gowdy has earned his Republican political bulldog status by proving he’s willing to waste taxpayer money to do it.