Trey Gowdy actually said...

"If you enjoy a single person making law, you should investigate living in another country, because our Framers did not give us, nor have generations of our fellow citizens fought and served and sacrif..."

"The thread that holds the tapestry of our country together is respect for and adherence to the rule of law."

"So it strikes me that if you want to take the money out of prosecution and out of law enforcement, they should fully fund your office."

"If that is the hang-up, if that is the issue is that cops and prosecutors are somehow going to benefit financially from this forfeiture, then just take that away and send it to the general fund becaus..."