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On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
I am trying to determine whether or not we as a society are going to accept that, that there are certain--no matter how compelling the government's interest is in accessing that evidence, we are declaring right now this is an evidence-free zone.
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Trey Gowdy
Republican · South Carolina

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Gowdy questions the acceptance of evidence-free zones despite national security interests.

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