Trey Gowdy actually said...

It does look like the decision to release detainees was a political determination and not a monetary determination.

Gowdy suggests detainee releases were politically motivated rather than financially driven.

03/18/2013

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The notion that -- that it's OK for me to do it only because you did it has never been appealing to me.

My point was to more illustrate the absurdity of asserting executive privilege for something you had no role in.

I was a prosecutor back when that was going on. The notion that -- that it's OK for me to do it only because you did it has never been appea...

No, he's partially correct.