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Trey Gowdy: We are here today because the Department of Justice, the entity that is supposed to be the chief enforcer of the law, is…

On the recordSeptember 26, 2016
We are here today because the Department of Justice, the entity that is supposed to be the chief enforcer of the law, is aiding and abetting local governments in the failure to enforce the law.
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Trey Gowdy
Republican · South Carolina

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Gowdy accuses the DOJ of supporting local governments in not enforcing immigration laws.

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