Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2018. Gowdy, a former prosecutor who entered office during the Tea Party wave of 2010 and made his name leading the House Select Committee on Benghazi, announced on Jan. 31, 2018, his intent to retire from Congress. (Al Drago/The New York Times)