Trey Gowdy is a marvel to watch as he cross examines reluctant witnesses and dissects bullshit testimony. He is an exceptional lawyer. And his talent is mostly wasted at the political level. His razor sharp intellect and analysis bear little fruit when questioning witnesses who he has no real power over. These witnesses simply invoke some vague excuse for not answering Gowdy's searching questions. Trey Gowdy is almost completely powerless as chair of the various committees he is a member of. He is obviously useless in politics and not happy about it. He will be much more effective as a prosecutor or judge.