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Trey Gowdy: “Is there any chance it could be that we have figured out if you just utter this talismanic phrase, you are going to be…”

On the recordDecember 11, 2013
Is there any chance it could be that we have figured out if you just utter this talismanic phrase, you are going to be better off?
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Trey Gowdy
Republican · South Carolina

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Gowdy suggests that claiming credible fear might be seen as a tactic for better outcomes.

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