WASHINGTON _ Earlier this year, Trey Gowdy left Congress and returned home to South Carolina, making one thing perfectly clear: after eight years in office, he was done with politics.
The former Republican U.S. congressman was so over it, he turned down an opportunity to be nominated for a federal judgeship _ his longtime dream job _ because he was unable to stomach the prospect of having to endure Senate confirmation proceedings where Democrats would undeniably rip him apart.
"I did want it," Gowdy told The State in early 2018. "I don't anymore."
