Gowdy was fired as a contributor to Fox News, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday before Trump's lawyer announced the legal team addition.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy questions Deputy Assistant FBI Director Peter Strzok during ajoint hearing of his committee and the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill July 12, 2018 in Washington, DC.Former Republican congressman Trey Gowdy has joined President Donald Trump's legal team amid a fast-moving impeachment inquiry in the House — but he won't be able to start until next year, Trump said Thursday.
The president, speaking to reporters outside the White House before traveling to Minneapolis for a campaign rally, said that federal lobbying rules prevent Gowdy from working as Trump's outside counsel until January. "Trey Gowdy is a terrific guy. I think there's a problem with, he can't start for another couple of months because of lobbying rules and regulations. So you'll have to ask about that," Trump said.
The South Carolina Republican joined white-collar law firm Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough after he left Congress in 2018. He had been a Fox contributor since
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