This is not the first time Gowdy, who endorsed Marco Rubio in the presidential primaries, has shut down an investigation on behalf of the establishment. But the fact that many traditional conservative outlets carry water and run interference for Gowdy, painting him as a hero, makes it harder to call Gowdy out.

Thomas Paine, who represents the team of connected pro-America journalists and operatives at True Pundit, revealed Gowdy's nefariousness.

Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis told a Senate Committee adviser that House Speaker Paul Ryan "put the leash" on the House Select Committee on Benghazi's investigation into Hillary Clinton.

Rep. Trey Gowdy, who headed the Commission, and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, both confirmed to the adviser that Ryan effectively shut the investigation down, Big League Politics has exclusively learned.