Trey Gowdy: “If you destroy documents, the jury can infer that those documents…”

On the recordJune 22, 2014

If you destroy documents, the jury can infer that those documents weren't going to be good for you.

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Gowdy explains the implications of document destruction in legal proceedings.

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