Fox News terminates Trey Gowdy as the former GOP congressman joins Trump's legal defense

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Fox News terminates Trey Gowdy as the former GOP congressman joins Trump's legal defense
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The former South Carolina lawmaker's ousting came a day after it was widely reported that the White House tapped Gowdy to join its legal defense team to help President Donald Trump combat the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry.

Fox News has terminated former Republican Representative Trey Gowdy, who since January had been a paid contributor for the network, a spokesperson for the media outlet confirmed toNo reason was provided, but the announcement of Gowdy's ousting came a day after it was widely reported that the White House tapped the former South Carolina lawmaker to join its legal defense team to help President Donald Trump combat the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry.

Gowdy, a Republican, has been a frequent target of Trump's ire over his comments about Russia's meddling in the 2016 election, and his handling of a congressional investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the attack on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012. However, Gowdy will work with the president and his allies—who once frequently bashed him—to help fend off impeachment proceedings.

"I hope @TGowdySC does better for Rubio than he did at the #Benghazi hearings, which were a total disaster for Republicans & America!" Trump

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