Comey lawyer goads Trey Gowdy: He ‘came up with nothing’ in Benghazi investigation

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A lawyer representing former FBI Director James Comey took a rhetorical shot at outgoing Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., during an interview Monday evening.

David Kelly made an appearance on MSNBC to discuss how his client, Comey, reached a deal with congressional Republicans to have him testify privately this week. But the conversation also touched on the effectiveness of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Kelly drew an unflattering comparison between Mueller and Gowdy’s chairmanship of the House Select Committee on Benghazi.

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