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Trey Gowdy: Anytime you have a hearing title that has the word 'preventable' in it, I think we owe it to our fellow citizens to…

On the recordMarch 19, 2018
Anytime you have a hearing title that has the word 'preventable' in it, I think we owe it to our fellow citizens to discuss the limitations of our justice system.
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Trey Gowdy
Republican · South Carolina

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Gowdy emphasizes the reactive nature of the justice system in preventing crime.

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