Political Quotes

On the recordJune 12, 2013
If Benghazi was not safe enough for the premier law enforcement agency in the world to go, how was it safe enough for us to send diplomats?
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Trey Gowdy
Republican · South Carolina

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Gowdy questions the safety of sending diplomats to Benghazi given the FBI's delayed response.

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