The ex-GOP House Benghazi Committee investigator who accused the panel of conducting a partisan witch hunt against Hillary Clinton filed suit Monday against the committee and Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) for wrongful termination and defamation.

Air Force Reserve Maj. Brad Podliska in his court filing alleged he was fired from his post in June because he took leave for active duty. He also says he was singled out because he refused to focus his investigative work on Clinton and the State Department.

The Benghazi Committee and Gowdy have denied both accusations, arguing that the panel, which employs several former military officers and law enforcement agents, would never punish a military member for his service. And during the back-and-forth that followed Podliska’s allegations, first made public in late September, the committee also rejected the notion that they’re out to get Clinton, arguing that Podliska himself had asked interns to take up partisan projects after being warned against it.