Gohmert was one of several House members who were there to watch the proceedings, even though he was not on the Intelligence Committee—or possessed of much intelligence. “There’s not a functional brain in there,” was former Speaker Boehner’s succinct assessment of Gohmert. Gohmert would pigeonhole reporters and call for Democrats to apologize to my president for the ordeal they had put him through. No apology appeared to be forthcoming.
