Trey Gowdy

The only way to stop it is to identify the shooter ahead of time or keep the weapons out of their hands.

We’re going to have to have a conversation of freedom versus protecting children.

The notion that you can withhold information and documents from Congress no matter whether you're the party in power or not in power is wrong.

The right to vote is fundamental in a functioning democracy.

The power to vote is likewise contingent on that vote being counted.

We need to keep the focus on that issue.

The legitimacy of what we do is inextricably intertwined with the legitimacy of the underlying election.

I personally am convinced beyond any evidentiary burden that Russia interfered with the 2016 election.

Today's hearing is focused generally on election security.

I don't give a damn what you appreciate, Agent Strzok. I don't appreciate having an FBI agent with an unprecedented level of animus working on two major investigations in 2016.

This country is being hurt by. We are being divided. We've seen the bias. We need to see the evidence. If you have evidence of wrongdoing by any member of the Trump campaign, present it to the damn grand jury, whatever you got. Finish it…

I can't think of anything more outcome determinative than my bias against this person I'm investigating.

What do you think the 'it' is in that phrase, 'We'll stop it'?

This inspector general's report should conjure anger, disappointment, and sadness in everyone who reads it.

This report confirms investigative decisions made by the FBI during this investigation were unprecedented and deviated from traditional investigative procedures in favor of a much more permissive and voluntary approach.

I'm going to try to do a better job.

Public confidence in the impartiality of our law enforcement system is critical to ensure all are treated equally under the law.

It is not the public's job to prove the bias shown by the FBI did not influence decisionmaking.

The gentleman yields back.

I'm even more convinced that the FBI did exactly what my fellow citizens would want them to do when they got the information they got and that it has nothing to do with Donald Trump.

I think the FBI, if they were at the table this morning, they would tell you, Russia was the target, and Russia's intentions towards our country were the target.

When the FBI comes into contact with information about what a foreign government may be doing in our election cycle, I think they have an obligation to run it out.

I am even more convinced that the FBI did exactly what my fellow citizens would want them to do when they got the information they got, and that it has nothing to do with Donald Trump.

I commend Mr. Horowitz and his colleagues at CIGIE for taking the initiative to release this compendium of analysis for the first time.