Former SC Rep. Trey Gowdy now outside counsel to Trump
(CNN) - Preparing for the battle ahead, the White House has retained former South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy as outside counsel in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and Ukraine, two sources told CNN on Tuesday. On Tuesday, Gowdy met with acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, another former lawmaker from South Carolina, at the White House. He's currently a partner at Nelson Mullins in Greenville, South Carolina, dealing with corporate and governmental compliance and investigations. Before life in CongressHe clerked for the South Carolina Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Gowdy went on to serve as the assistant U.S. attorney for the District of South Carolina from 1994 to 2000.