This inspector general's report should conjure anger, disappointment, and sadness in everyone who reads it.
Trey Gowdy
The Public Record
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.
It is not the public's job to prove the bias shown by the FBI did not influence decisionmaking.
Public confidence in the impartiality of our law enforcement system is critical to ensure all are treated equally under the law.
This report confirms investigative decisions made by the FBI during this investigation were unprecedented and deviated from traditional investigative procedures in favor of a much more permissive and voluntary approach.
I can't think of anything more outcome determinative than my bias against this person I'm investigating.
When the FBI comes into contact with information about what a foreign government may be doing in our election cycle, I think they have an obligation to run it out.
I'm even more convinced that the FBI did exactly what my fellow citizens would want them to do when they got the information they got and that it has nothing to do with Donald Trump.
I think the FBI, if they were at the table this morning, they would tell you, Russia was the target, and Russia's intentions towards our country were the target.
I am even more convinced that the FBI did exactly what my fellow citizens would want them to do when they got the information they got, and that it has nothing to do with Donald Trump.





