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Trey Gowdy is a former U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district, serving from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Gowdy gained national prominence as the chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, where he led investigations into the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. His tenure in Congress was marked by a focus on issues such as government oversight and national security. Prior to his congressional career, Gowdy served as a federal prosecutor and was known for his legal expertise and assertive questioning style during hearings.
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 because I don't know a prosecutor or a cop…
The two things that are going to kill us is if we ever start trading prison time for asset forfeiture and if we are perceived as being more interested in the finances than the enforcement.
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.
The consensus, Mr. Chairman, in this country is our current immigration system is broken, unworkable, and, frankly, not in the best interest of our fellow citizens.
If our goal is the truth and not a predetermined outcome, these interviews should have been conducted jointly with Democrats and Republicans in the room.
We are going to take this charge seriously, and I hope the minority will participate, as well.
If the minority continues to believe that their role is to play fullback to our efforts to block everything we do...
I don't enjoy these hearings. I would rather have a hearing about substance, not about process.
So the letters haven't worked, and the southern politeness has not worked. We are going to ratchet it up.
I want to be able to look the family members of the four murdered Americans in the eye and tell them we found out everything that we could.
Facts that do not support serious allegations that we are investigating should not and cannot be ignored.
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