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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.
I have an amendment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following new section: SECTION 3. HIGHER EDUCATION REGULATORY REFORM TASK…
But you are not saying there was no criminal wrongdoing with respect to the targeting of conservative groups? I want to be very clear. You are not saying that?
When a party has a duty to preserve evidence or records and they fail to do so, there is a negative inference that is drawn.
If you destroy documents, the jury can infer that those documents weren't going to be good for you.
You have said today that there's no evidence of criminal wrongdoing, and I'm asking you what criminal statutes you have reviewed to reach that conclusion.
So you don't have any idea whether there's any criminal conduct or not because you don't know the elements of the offense?
I'm just simply saying we will never know because you didn't keep the evidence.
What did Lois Lerner mean when she said, 'Perhaps the FEC will save the day'?
You have already said multiple times today that there was no evidence that you found of any criminal wrongdoing.
If it's true and it applies to a taxpayer, it ought to apply to the IRS as well.
I think we are doing a real disservice to the concept of prosecutorial discretion, and I think we are doing a disservice to our Republic.
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