Trey Gowdy actually said...

"What would you say to our fellow South Carolinians as a former prosecutor who is not soft on crime?"

"I do not think you and I are going to be accused of being soft on crime."

"I think they are going to call votes in a couple of minutes."

"I would encourage you to share this report with the chairman of the subcommittee that provides appropriations for the Department of Justice."