posted January 31, 2018 02:32 PM                      

Congressman Trey Goudy announces retirement.

Then I stumble across this little nugget:

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Sixth, don’t cry yet for Gowdy, a former prosecutor who cited in his statement his desire to return to the judicial system. Judge Dennis Shedd of the Fourth Circuit — a federal appeals judge from South Carolina, appointed by George W. Bush — retired effective yesterday, and no nominee has yet been announced. Don’t be surprised if Gowdy is Trump’s pick to replace Shedd for a life-tenured position (and maybe an outside shot someday at the Supreme Court).

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/455958/trey-gowdy-retiring-what-does-it-mean

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