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

On the recordMarch 18, 2013
It does look like the decision to release detainees was a political determination and not a monetary determination.
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Trey Gowdy
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

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

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